9-letter words containing m, i, l, n
- intermale — occurring between males
- iron mold — a stain on cloth or the like made by rusty iron or by ink pigmented with an iron derivative.
- islomania — an obsessional enthusiasm or partiality for islands
- ismailian — a member of the Ismaʿiliya sect.
- janiculum — a ridge near the Tiber in Rome, Italy.
- jolliment — merriment; jollity
- jump line — a line of type identifying the page on or from which a newspaper story is continued.
- junk mail — unsolicited commercial mail or email.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- king clam — geoduck.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lamartine — Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- lambskins — Plural form of lambskin.
- lamebrain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- laminable — capable of being laminated.
- laminaria — any of various often very large kelps of the genus Laminaria, some species of which are the source of algins used as thickening or stabilizing agents in foodstuffs and other products.
- laminarin — (carbohydrate) A glucan produced by some brown algae.
- laminated — Also, laminous. composed of or having laminae.
- laminates — Plural form of laminate.
- laminator — to separate or split into thin layers.
- lamington — (Australia, obsolete) A Homburg hat.
- laminitis — inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- land mine — 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.
- landmines — Plural form of landmine.
- lawmaking — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
- laymanize — to simplify (technical information) into a form that can be understood by ordinary people
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- lemniscus — a band of fibers, especially of white nerve fibers in the brain.
- lemnitzer — Lyman Louis [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1899–1988, U.S. army officer; chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 1960–63; supreme allied commander NATO 1963–69.
- lemon oil — a fragrant yellow essential oil obtained from the rinds of lemons or manufactured synthetically, used as a flavoring and in perfumery, furniture polishes, etc.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lentiform — lenticular.
- leo minor — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major
- lichenism — the symbiotic association between a fungus and alga that forms a lichen
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- ligniform — having the form of wood; resembling wood, as a variety of asbestos.
- lima bean — a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed.
- limbering — Present participle of limber.
- lime kiln — a kiln in which calcium carbonate is calcined to produce quicklime
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limekilns — Plural form of limekiln.
- limerance — Alternative form of limerence.
- limerence — The state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one’s feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- limit man — (in a handicap sport or game) the competitor with the maximum handicap
- limnology — the scientific study of bodies of fresh water, as lakes and ponds, with reference to their physical, geographical, biological, and other features.
- limonoids — Plural form of limonoid.