11-letter words containing m, c, n, u
- documenting — Present participle of document.
- ecoconsumer — A consumer who makes purchasing decisions partly or largely on the basis of ecological issues.
- ecumenicism — ecumenicalism; ecumenism.
- ecumenicist — a person who advocates Christian ecumenicity.
- ecumenicity — (in the Christian church) the state of being ecumenically united, especially in furthering the aims of the ecumenical movement.
- emparlaunce — an act of parleying or conferring
- emunctories — Plural form of emunctory.
- encrustment — an outer layer of crust
- encumbering — Present participle of encumber.
- encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- excrementum — an item of waste material or rubbish
- furthcoming — an action raised to recover property which has been arrested in the hands of a third party
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- herculaneum — an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; partially excavated.
- hermeneutic — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- homonuclear — a homonuclear molecule is composed of atoms of the same element or isotope and all of its nuclei are alike
- humectation — A moistening.
- humperdinck — Engelbert [eng-uh l-bert;; English eng-guh l-burt] /ˈɛŋ əlˌbɛrt;; English ˈɛŋ gəlˌbɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1854–1921, German composer.
- hyponychium — (anatomy) The thickened epithelium beneath a nail or claw.
- illuminance — illumination (def 6).
- immunogenic — causing or capable of producing an immune response.
- immunologic — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- immunotoxic — of or relating to an immunotoxin
- impecunious — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- importunacy — the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness.
- impuissance — Impotence, weakness.
- in a vacuum — If something is done in a vacuum, it is not affected by any outside influences or information.
- inasmuch as — to the extent that, in that
- inclusivism — The practice of incorporating disparate or unreconciled elements in a single, inclusive system or theory.
- income fund — a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are likely to continue to pay or increase dividends.
- incommodius — Misspelling of incommodious.
- incumbrance — encumbrance.
- incunabulum — A book, single sheet, or image that was printed — not handwritten — before the year 1501 in Europe.
- inducements — Plural form of inducement.
- inductivism — The use of or preference for inductive methods of reasoning, especially in science.
- insectarium — a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- intumescent — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- intumescing — Present participle of intumesce.
- jejunectomy — excision of part or all of the jejunum.
- 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)
- knock rummy — a variety of rummy for two to six players, in which a player can end a game by laying down a hand with any number of points in cards not included in sets.
- lactalbumin — the simple protein of milk, obtained from whey, used in the preparation of certain foods and in adhesives and varnishes.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- lemon juice — citrus juice from lemons