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11-letter words containing m, u, t, o

  • culturomics — the study of human culture and cultural trends over time by means of quantitative analysis of words and phrases in a very large corpus of digitized texts: Culturomics can pinpoint periods of accelerated language change.
  • currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
  • custom-made — If something is custom-made, it is made according to someone's special requirements.
  • custom-make — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
  • customaries — Plural form of customary.
  • customarily — according to custom; usually
  • customhouse — a building or office where customs or duties are paid and ships are cleared for entering or leaving
  • customizing — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
  • cut a melon — to declare an abnormally high dividend to shareholders
  • cut-up poem — a poem created from parts of the works of various authors combined to form one composition.
  • cutoff time — The cutoff time is the time at which a bank stops crediting same-day deposits.
  • debouchment — the act or an instance of debouching
  • demodulated — Simple past tense and past participle of demodulate.
  • demodulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate.
  • demodulator — a device used in demodulation
  • demountable — to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
  • demy quarto — a book size, 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches
  • denouements — Plural form of denouement.
  • deplumation — to deprive of feathers; pluck.
  • deuterogamy — a marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse
  • deuteronomy — the fifth book of the Old Testament, containing a second statement of the Mosaic Law
  • dichotomous — divided or dividing into two parts.
  • diminutions — Plural form of diminution.
  • dinotherium — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
  • disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
  • dismounting — Present participle of dismount.
  • dismutation — (biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously.
  • documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
  • documenters — Plural form of documenter.
  • documenting — Present participle of document.
  • double time — a doubled wage rate, paid for working on public holidays, etc
  • double-team — to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball: By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
  • double-time — to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
  • drum out of — to expel from (the army) with drums beating
  • drunkometer — a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in a person's breath to determine the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream.
  • dummy joint — a slot cut into a concrete slab to prevent serious fractures.
  • eco-tourism — Eco-tourism is the business of providing holidays and related services which are not harmful to the environment of the area.
  • emasculator — One who, or that which, emasculates.
  • emolumental — relating to emolument
  • emunctories — Plural form of emunctory.
  • endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
  • 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.
  • entomofauna — the insect life of a region
  • enumeration — The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
  • enumerators — Plural form of enumerator.
  • erythronium — A plant of a genus that includes dogtooth violet.
  • 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
  • eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
  • eudiometers — Plural form of eudiometer.
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