8-letter words containing m, i, e, l
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- lamister — lamster.
- landmine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
- lechayim — a toast used in drinking to a person's health or well-being.
- legalism — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legitime — (legal) That portion of a parent's estate of which he cannot disinherit his children, without a legal cause.
- lemaitre — Francois Élie Jules [frahn-swa ey-lee zhyl] /frɑ̃ˈswa eɪˈli ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1835–1915, French critic and dramatist.
- lemmings — Plural form of lemming.
- lemnisci — Plural form of lemniscus.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- lemuroid — lemurlike; of the lemur kind.
- leninism — the form of Communism as taught by Lenin, with emphasis on the dictatorship of the proletariat.
- leucemia — leukemia.
- leucemic — leukemic
- leukemia — any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets, resulting in anemia, increased susceptibility to infection, and impaired blood clotting.
- leukemic — any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets, resulting in anemia, increased susceptibility to infection, and impaired blood clotting.
- leukemid — any cutaneous lesion that occurs in leukemia.
- lewisham — a borough of Greater London, England.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- liegedom — the state of being a liege
- liegeman — a vassal; subject.
- liegemen — Plural form of liegeman.
- lifeform — Any specific living organism.
- lifemate — A companion for life.
- lifesome — (poetic) animated; gay; lively; sprightly.
- lifetime — the time that the life of someone or something continues; the term of a life: peace within our lifetime.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- ligement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- limacine — pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- limbered — Simple past tense and past participle of limber.
- limberly — In a limber manner.
- limbless — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- limbmeal — (Shakespeare) Into pieces; limb from limb.
- lime pit — (in tanning) a pit containing lime in which hides are placed to remove the hair
- limekiln — a kiln or furnace for making lime by calcining limestone or shells.
- limeless — not having or containing lime
- limequat — a hybrid citrus tree produced by crossing the lime and the kumquat.
- limerick — a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km).
- limewash — A mixture of slaked lime in water.
- limewood — the wood of a linden.
- limitate — Bounded by a distinct line.
- limiteds — Plural form of limited.
- limiters — Plural form of limiter.
- limnaeid — any snail of the family Limnaeidae
- limnetic — pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- limonene — a liquid terpene, C 40 H 16 , occurring in two optically different forms, the dextrorotatory form being present in the essential oils of lemon, orange, etc., and the levorotatory form in Douglas fir needle oil.
- limonite — an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- limpness — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.