11-letter words containing m, a, r, i
- intrafamily — Occurring within a family.
- intramurals — Plural form of intramural.
- intrapartum — During parturition (childbirth).
- intrathymic — Within the thymus.
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- ipratropium — an anticholinergic bronchodilator that is used esp in the treatment of certain forms of asthma
- iris family — the plant family Iridaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having bulbs, corms, or rhizomes, sword-shaped grasslike leaves, and usually showy flowers, and including the blackberry lily, crocus, freesia, gladiolus, and iris.
- iron maiden — a medieval instrument of torture fashioned as a box in the shape of a woman, large enough to hold a human being, and studded with sharp spikes on the inside.
- irremovable — not removable.
- irremovably — So as not to be removable.
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isoabnormal — isabnormal.
- isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
- isometropia — equality of refraction in the two eyes of an individual.
- itinerarium — a prayer in the breviary, used by a priest about to begin a journey.
- jamaica rum — a heavy, pungent, slowly fermented rum made in Jamaica.
- james riley — James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- jiggermasts — Plural form of jiggermast.
- junk mailer — an organization that sends junk mail in bulk, especially to solicit business or charitable contributions.
- kaffir lime — an Asian citrus tree, Citrus hystrix, having green fruit with wrinkly skin and aromatic leaves that are used in Thai and Indonesian cookery.
- kailyardism — kaleyard school.
- kana-majiri — the standard script of modern Japanese, in which kanji are used for root elements, supplemented by kana for inflections and particles and sometimes for indication of the Japanese pronunciation of kanji.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- kilimanjaro — a volcanic mountain in N Tanzania: highest peak in Africa. 19,321 feet (5889 meters).
- kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
- king's mark — one of the marks composing a hallmark, consisting of the head of a leopard, formerly a crowned head.
- kizil irmak — a river flowing N through central Turkey to the Black Sea. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- lacrimation — the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.
- lacrimators — Plural form of lacrimator.
- lacrimatory — of, relating to, or causing the shedding of tears.
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- lamebrained — a dunce; booby; fool.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- lamelliform — shaped like a lamella; platelike; scalelike.
- lammergeier — the largest Eurasian bird of prey, Gypaëtus barbatus, ranging in the mountains from southern Europe to China, having a wingspread of 9 to 10 feet (2.7 to 3 meters) and black feathers hanging from below the bill like a mustache.
- lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- landlordism — the practice under which privately owned property is leased or rented to others for occupancy or cultivation.
- lapilliform — shaped like a pebble
- larrikinism — (Australia, New Zealand) The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- legerdemain — sleight of hand.
- legitimator — a person who makes something legitimate
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leucodermia — leucoderma