12-letter words containing m, e, g, i, l
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- simon legree — Simon, Simon Legree.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
- single modal — modal (def 3).
- single rhyme — a rhyme of monosyllables, as in heart, part.
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- small magpie — an unrelated micro, Eurrhypara hortulata
- smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- the almighty — God
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- unimaginable — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- unimpugnable — not capable of being challenged or criticized
- unmeaningful — not meaningful; without significance.
- unslumbering — not sleeping
- valve timing — Valve timing is the exact timing of the opening and closing of the valves in a piston engine.
- virgin metal — primary metal.
- walking beam — an overhead oscillating lever, pivoted at the middle, for transmitting force from a vertical connecting rod below one end to a vertical connecting rod, pump rod, etc., below the other end.
- weaving mill — a mill where cloth is woven
- weight limit — a limit on permitted weight
- well-meaning — meaning or intending well; having good intentions: a well-meaning but tactless person.
- whigmaleerie — a whim; notion.
- whimperingly — In a whimpering way.
- womb-leasing — bearing a child on behalf of a couple unable to have a child; surrogacy
- zone melting — a process of purifying any of various metals and other materials, as germanium or silicon, by passing it in bar form through an induction coil.