8-letter words containing m, u, c
- insomuch — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- jumbucks — Plural form of jumbuck.
- jump cut — an abrupt break in the continuity of a scene created by editing out part of a shot or scene.
- jumprock — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Moxostoma, of the southeastern U.S.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- leucemia — leukemia.
- leucemic — leukemic
- 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.
- lumachel — (mineralogy) A grey form of limestone that contains fossil shells, and reflects a fiery play of colours.
- lutecium — a trivalent rare-earth element. Symbol: Lu; atomic weight: 174.97; atomic number: 71.
- macahuba — a South American palm tree of the genus Acrocomia
- macallum — an ice cream with raspberry sauce
- macaques — Plural form of macaque.
- macaulay — Dame Rose, c1885–1958, English poet and novelist.
- macmanus — Seumas [shey-muh s] /ˈʃeɪ məs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1960, Irish poet and short-story writer.
- macroura — Macruran.
- macrural — (zoology) macrurous.
- macruran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Macrura, comprising the lobsters, crayfishes, shrimps, and prawns.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- maculose — related to or characterized by having spots
- macushla — darling.
- maieutic — of or relating to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.
- mameluco — (South America) A child born of a white father and American Indian mother.
- manicule — (typography) the pointing hand symbol, used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something.
- manicure — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- manucode — any of various birds of paradise of the New Guinea region, having dark, metallic plumage.
- maracuja — A passion fruit.
- masscult — the forms of culture, as music, drama, and literature, as selected, interpreted, and popularized by the mass media for dissemination to the widest possible audience.
- match up — pair
- match-up — a pairing or combining; linkage: a match-up of federal funds with state aid.
- matchups — Plural form of matchup.
- mccauley — Mary Ludwig Hays, real name of Molly Pitcher.
- mcguffey — William Holmes, 1800–73, U.S. educator: editor of the Eclectic Readers, a series of school readers.
- mcguffin — an object or event in a book or a film that serves as the impetus for the plot
- mcteague — a novel (1899) by Frank Norris.
- meconium — the first fecal excretion of a newborn child, composed chiefly of bile, mucus, and epithelial cells.
- megabuck — one million dollars.
- meniscus — a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
- merciful — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- mercosur — a trading block composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, with associate members Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; superseded in 2008 by the Union of South American Nations (Unasur or Unasul), by uniting with the Andean Community
- mercouri — Melina (məˈliːnə). 1925–94, Greek actress and politician: her films include Never on Sunday (1960); minister of culture (1981–85 and 1993–94)
- mercuric — of or containing mercury, especially in the bivalent state.
- metuchen — a city in NE New Jersey.
- microbus — minibus.
- microlux — a millionth of a lux
- micronut — (climbing) A small nut (piece of metal jammed into the rockface to protect a climb).
- micrurgy — the manipulation and examination of single cells under a microscope
- mindfuck — the deliberate infliction of psychological damage
- miracula — An implementation of a subset of Miranda by Stefan Kahrs <[email protected]>, LFCS, no modules or files. Can be interactively switched between eager and lazy evaluation. Portable source in C from the author.
- miscount — an erroneous counting; miscalculation.