11-letter words containing m, u, t, e
- impetuously — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- implicature — potential inference that is not logical entailment.
- importunate — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- importunely — (obsolete) In an importune manner.
- impostumate — affected by an abscess
- impoundment — a body of water confined within an enclosure, as a reservoir.
- imprudently — Without prudence; in an imprudent manner.
- in aeternum — forever.
- in the lump — in the mass or aggregate; all together
- inducements — Plural form of inducement.
- indulgement — (archaic) indulgence.
- injury time — sport: stoppage time, extension of play by time spent treating injured players
- insectarium — a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- instruments — Plural form of instrument.
- integuments — Plural form of integument.
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- intermedium — (in tetrapods) a carpal in the center of the wrist joint, or a tarsal in the center of the ankle joint.
- intermutual — (obsolete) mutual.
- intermutule — a space between two mutules.
- interregnum — an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
- intervallum — an interval of time
- intumescent — a swelling up, as with congestion.
- intumescing — Present participle of intumesce.
- itacolumite — a sandstone consisting of interlocking quartz grains and mica scales, found principally in Brazil and North Carolina, and noted for its flexibility in thin slabs.
- itinerarium — a prayer in the breviary, used by a priest about to begin a journey.
- jejunectomy — excision of part or all of the jejunum.
- jejunostomy — an artificial opening from the jejunum through the abdominal wall, created for the drainage of jejunal contents or for feeding.
- jeu de mots — a pun.
- judgemental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jumpmasters — Plural form of jumpmaster.
- jumpstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of jumpstart.
- junk market — the market for junk bonds
- juramentado — (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
- jury system — a legal system used to determine the facts in a lawsuit
- 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)
- kernel smut — a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, especially of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago.
- kettledrums — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
- 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.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- lees summit — a town in W Missouri.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leukotomies — Plural form of leukotomy.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- litmus test — Chemistry. the use of litmus paper or solution to test the acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
- loudmouthed — loud, gossipy, or indiscreet; vociferous.
- lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
- luminescent — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.