12-letter words containing m, u, s, o, l
- leisure home — a house for use on weekends, vacations, or the like.
- lemon squash — lemon soda; a soft drink of lemon juice and soda water.
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- leptospermum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.
- limnophilous — (of animals) living in lakes or freshwater marshes
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- luminosities — Plural form of luminosity.
- luminousness — The condition of being luminous.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- malfunctions — Plural form of malfunction.
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malocclusion — faulty occlusion; irregular contact of opposing teeth in the upper and lower jaws.
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- marie louise — 1791–1847, 2nd wife of Napoleon I: empress of France; duchess of Parma 1816–31 (daughter of Francis II of Austria; mother of Napoleon II).
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- matriclinous — Having mostly maternally-inherited characteristics.
- matroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- meticulosity — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- meticulously — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- metro-sexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- metrosexuals — Plural form of metrosexual.
- microbubbles — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- micronucleus — the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans.
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- microtubules — Plural form of microtubule.
- microvillous — Relating to microvilli.
- middy blouse — any of various loose blouses with a sailor collar, often extending below the waistline to terminate in a broad band or fold, as worn by sailors, women, or children.
- milquetoasts — Plural form of milquetoast.
- milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- mogul skiing — a skiing event in which skiers descend a slope which is covered in mounds of snow, making two jumps during the descent
- moistureless — Devoid of moisture.
- molluscicide — A substance that kills molluscs.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- money supply — the sum of demand or checking-account deposits and currency in circulation.
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monocultures — Plural form of monoculture.
- monogamously — In a monogamous manner.