11-letter words containing m, e, c
- inducements — Plural form of inducement.
- infomercial — a long commercial that informs or instructs, especially in an original and entertaining manner: an infomercial on making Christmas decorations using the sponsor's brand of glue.
- inforcement — Archaic form of enforcement.
- inhancement — Obsolete form of enhancement.
- insectarium — a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- insectiform — resembling an insect
- interatomic — between atoms.
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- intercommon — to share in the use of a common.
- intumescent — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- intumescing — Present participle of intumesce.
- 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.
- isomagnetic — noting or pertaining to points of equal magnetic force.
- isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
- itacolumite — a sandstone consisting of interlocking quartz grains and mica scales, found principally in Brazil and North Carolina, and noted for its flexibility in thin slabs.
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- james clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- jejunectomy — excision of part or all of the jejunum.
- jump jockey — A jump jockey is someone who rides horses in races such as steeplechases, where the horses have to jump over obstacles.
- keratectomy — excision of part of the cornea.
- kinematical — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kitchenmaid — a female servant who assists the cook.
- la camargue — a delta region in S France, between the channels of the Grand and Petit Rhône: cattle, esp bulls for the Spanish bullrings, and horses are reared
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- lamellicorn — having antennae with lamellate terminal segments, as beetles of the group Lamellicornia, including the scarabaeids and stag beetles.
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- lemon juice — citrus juice from lemons
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- lime-juicer — a British sailor.
- lobectomies — Plural form of lobectomy.
- locker room — A locker room is a room in which there are a lot of lockers.
- locker-room — of, characteristic of, or suitable to conversation in a locker room; earthy or sexually explicit: locker-room humor.
- locomotives — Plural form of locomotive.
- logic model — A logic model is a method of calculating how likely it is that something unwanted will happen.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- loose scrum — a play in which a bunch of players gather around an opponent's dropped ball and then attempt to gain possession of the ball.
- lucid dream — a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming and can sometimes influence the course of the dream
- lucid emacs — Xemacs
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- luminescent — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- luminescing — Present participle of luminesce.
- lumpsuckers — Plural form of lumpsucker.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- mac address — The hardware address of a device connected to a shared network medium. See also Media Access Control.
- macadamized — Simple past tense and past participle of macadamize.