11-letter words containing m, u, i, s
- implausibly — In an implausible or dubious manner.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
- impostumate — affected by an abscess
- imposturous — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- impuissance — Impotence, weakness.
- impulse buy — spur-of-the-moment purchase
- impulsively — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- impulsivity — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- imputations — Plural form of imputation.
- inasmuch as — to the extent that, in that
- inclusivism — The practice of incorporating disparate or unreconciled elements in a single, inclusive system or theory.
- incommodius — Misspelling of incommodious.
- inducements — Plural form of inducement.
- inductivism — The use of or preference for inductive methods of reasoning, especially in science.
- infusionism — the doctrine that the soul existed in a previous state and is infused into the body at conception or birth.
- inhumanness — Quality of being inhuman.
- inky smudge — a judge
- insectarium — a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- instruments — Plural form of instrument.
- integuments — Plural form of integument.
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- intra muros — within the walls, as of a city.
- intramurals — Plural form of intramural.
- intuitivism — ethical intuitionism.
- intumescent — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- intumescing — Present participle of intumesce.
- isomorphous — (of a compound or mineral) capable of crystallizing in a form similar to that of another compound or mineral, used especially of substances so closely related that they form end members of a series of solid solutions.
- itsukushima — an island off the SW coast of Japan, in the Inland Sea: ancient Shinto shrine.
- jumpstation — A site on the World Wide Web containing a collection of hypertext links, usually to pages on a particular topic.
- junior miss — a teenage girl, especially a subdebutante.
- jus divinum — divine law.
- jus gentium — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- kim il sung — 1912–94, North Korean political leader: premier 1948–72; president 1972–94.
- kim il-sung — 1912–94, North Korean statesman and marshal; prime minister (1948–72) and president (1972–94) of North Korea
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- last minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- last-minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- lees summit — a town in W Missouri.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leukotomies — Plural form of leukotomy.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- lime sulfur — a mixture of lime and sulfur that has been boiled in water: used in powdered form or in aqueous solution as an insecticide, a fungicide, and a sheep dip.
- lithodomous — living in rock or stone
- lithotomous — of or relating to the surgical removal of a stone from the bladder
- litmus test — Chemistry. the use of litmus paper or solution to test the acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
- logical sum — union (def 10a).