8-letter words containing m, i, e, l
- oldtimer — An elderly person.
- oligemia — Alt form olig\u00e6mia.
- oligomer — a polymer molecule consisting of a small number of monomers.
- outsmile — to outdo in smiling or overcome by smiling
- overmild — too mild
- overmilk — to milk too much
- oz-email — (company) An Internet access provider. Address: Sydney, Australia.
- palmiped — a web-footed bird
- palmlike — resembling a palm
- peculium — property that a father or master allowed his child or slave to hold as his own
- pelmatic — of or relating to the sole of the foot
- pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
- pemoline — a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.
- per mill — per thousand.
- periblem — the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.
- pessimal — /pes'im-l/ (Latin-based antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED.
- petalism — a form of expulsion that typically lasted for five years and was dealt to those who were seen to have treacherous aspirations and objectives and was carried out in Syracuse in Ancient Greece
- philemon — an Epistle written by Paul. Abbreviation: Phil.
- philomel — the nightingale.
- picomole — a trillionth of a mole
- playtime — time for play or recreation.
- plimsole — a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
- plumbite — a substance containing lead oxide
- plumeria — a tropical tree with candelabra-like branches
- plumiped — a bird with feathered feet
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polemist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polemize — polemicize.
- prelimit — to limit within bounds beforehand: The chairman prelimited his speech to 10 minutes.
- primeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- proemial — an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- psellism — Pathology. stuttering; stammering.
- pumplike — resembling a pump
- ramillie — a wig with a long plait at the back, fashionable in the 18th century
- re-claim — to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- realisms — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- reillume — to relight or to light up again
- relumine — to relume.
- remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- remittal — a remission.
- rifleman — a soldier armed with a rifle.
- rolamite — (sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- roumelia — a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- schimmel — a roan-coloured horse
- sea mile — nautical mile.
- seamlike — like or resembling a seam
- selamlik — the portion of a Turkish palace or house reserved for men.
- selenium — a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
- semibald — partly bald