12-letter words containing m, e, a, l, t, i
- imperatively — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- imperatorial — Commanding; authoritative.
- imperialists — Plural form of imperialist.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- installments — Plural form of installment.
- instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- interfemoral — situated between the thighs
- interlaminar — composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- intermaxilla — (anatomy) premaxilla.
- intermercial — interstitial
- interminable — incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
- interminably — incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
- inthrallment — Obsolete spelling of enthrallment.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- lamp trimmer — a sailor responsible for keeping the oil lamps of a ship burning brightly, especially the deck and navigation lamps.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
- laparotomize — to perform a laparotomy on.
- latent image — an invisible image, produced on a sensitized emulsion by exposure to light, that will emerge in development.
- lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
- legitimately — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- legitimating — Present participle of legitimate.
- legitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- legitimatize — to make legitimate.
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- lifestreamer — a person who provides an online record of his or her life, either by means of live video footage or via an online collection of social network updates, blogs, and photos
- lignum vitae — either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
- linear motor — an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.
- litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
- machicolated — Having machicolations.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- macroclimate — the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- maginot line — a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium.
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- magnetizable — susceptible to magnetization.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- mail gateway — (messaging) A machine that connects two or more electronic mail systems (including dissimilar mail systems) and transfers messages between them. Sometimes the mapping and translation can be quite complex, and it generally requires a store and forward scheme whereby the message is received from one system completely before it is transmitted to the next system, after suitable translations.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- maintainable — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.