11-letter words containing m, u, n, d
- edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
- edutainment — television programs, movies, books, etc., that are both educational and entertaining, especially those intended primarily for children in the elementary grades.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
- endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
- endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
- endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- explanandum — That which is to be explained.
- fair dinkum — dinkum.
- freudianism — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- funemployed — without a paid job but enjoying the free time: Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gourmandism — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
- grand mufti — a Muslim religious leader.
- ground beam — a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers.
- ground game — game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds
- ground plum — a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the legume family, growing in the prairie regions of North America.
- guardswoman — A female guardsman.
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- gudmundsson — Kristmann [krist-mahn] /ˈkrɪst mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1902–1983, Icelandic novelist.
- guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
- gymnodinium — any marine or freshwater dinoflagellate of the genus Gymnodinium, certain species of which cause red tide.
- hard dinkum — hard work; a difficult task.
- home ground — an area, locality, or subject with which one is intimately familiar: When you see those familiar mountains appear on the horizon, you'll know you are back on home ground. Baseball and football are home ground for this sports-loving community.
- hum and haw — If you hem and haw, or in British English hum and haw, you take a long time to say something because you cannot think of the right words, or because you are not sure what to say.
- humidifying — Present participle of humidify.
- hummingbird — a very small nectar-sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming sound: noted for their ability to hover and to fly upward, downward, and backward in a horizontal position.
- humperdinck — Engelbert [eng-uh l-bert;; English eng-guh l-burt] /ˈɛŋ əlˌbɛrt;; English ˈɛŋ gəlˌbɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1854–1921, German composer.
- hydroxonium — (chemistry) The cation obtained by reacting a proton with water - H3O+; hydronium.
- illuminated — to supply or brighten with light; light up.
- immune body — antibody
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
- impoundment — a body of water confined within an enclosure, as a reservoir.
- imprudently — Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
- income fund — a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are likely to continue to pay or increase dividends.
- incommodius — Misspelling of incommodious.
- inducements — Plural form of inducement.
- inductivism — The use of or preference for inductive methods of reasoning, especially in science.
- indulgement — (archaic) indulgence.
- inky smudge — a judge
- intermedium — (in tetrapods) a carpal in the center of the wrist joint, or a tarsal in the center of the ankle joint.
- judgemental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- juramentado — (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
- jus divinum — divine law.