11-letter words containing m, u, r, e
- endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
- entrustment — The act of entrusting.
- enumerating — Present participle of enumerate.
- enumeration — The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- enumerative — Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration.
- enumerators — Plural form of enumerator.
- epigastrium — The part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
- equilibrium — A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
- eremacausis — A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.
- erythronium — A plant of a genus that includes dogtooth violet.
- escarmouche — a skirmish
- estremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- eubacterium — A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “ true ” bacteria and cyanobacteria, as distinct from archaebacteria.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- eudiometers — Plural form of eudiometer.
- eudiometric — Of or relating to eudiometry.
- euhemerized — Simple past tense and past participle of euhemerize.
- eurhythmics — Alternative spelling of eurythmics.
- eurhythmist — a person who teaches or practises eurhythmics
- europeanism — belief in or advocacy of political unification and economic integration among European nations
- eurythermal — (of organisms) able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures in the environment
- excrementum — an item of waste material or rubbish
- extra-mural — Extra-mural courses are courses at a college or university which are taken mainly by part-time students.
- extremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- farm bureau — American Farm Bureau Federation.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- filter pump — a vacuum pump used to assist laboratory filtrations in which a jet of water inside a glass tube entrains air molecules from the system to be evacuated
- fish manure — solid waste from fish, used as a fertilizer
- flavoursome — Alternative spelling of flavorsome.
- florilegium — a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
- fluorimeter — fluorometer.
- fluorometer — an instrument for measuring fluorescence, often as a means of determining the nature of the substance emitting the fluorescence.
- fluorometry — an instrument for measuring fluorescence, often as a means of determining the nature of the substance emitting the fluorescence.
- flushometer — a device for flushing toilets that uses system pressure rather than gravity and automatically shuts off after a measured amount of water flow in order to conserve water.
- flusterment — the state of being flustered
- foam rubber — a light, spongy rubber, used for mattresses, cushions, etc.
- formula one — the top class of professional motor racing
- formularies — Plural form of formulary.
- formularise — (British) To express as a formula, to formulate.
- formularize — formulate.
- fort sumter — a fort in SE South Carolina, in the harbor of Charleston: its bombardment by the Confederates opened the Civil War on April 12, 1861.
- foul matter — Printing. materials, as manuscript, galleys, or proofs, that have been superseded by revised proofs or galleys or by the bound book, and have been returned to the publisher by the printer.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house.
- framebuffer — (computing) A video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.
- 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.
- from hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
- from nature — using natural models in drawing, painting, etc
- frotteurism — (sexuality) The act of rubbing one’s genitalia against another’s person, usually that of a stranger. Must be non-consensual and is considered a psychiatric condition as well as a criminal offense in most places. (If consensual, it is known as frottage).
- fugitometer — an instrument used for measuring the fastness to light of dyed materials