13-letter words containing r, o, m, u, l
- inclinatorium — an instrument invented by Robert Norman in 1576, used to determine the degree to which a magnetic needle dips towards the earth; a dipping needle
- intercommunal — used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- jacquard loom — a loom for producing elaborate designs in an intricate weave (Jacquard weave) constructed from a variety of basic weaves.
- jerusalem oak — feather geranium.
- komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
- labour market — When you talk about the labour market, you are referring to all the people who are able to work and want jobs in a country or area, in relation to the number of jobs there are available in that country or area.
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
- laundry-woman — laundress.
- lepton number — in a process involving elementary particles, the total number of leptons minus the total number of antileptons.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- low churchman — a person who advocates or follows Low Church practices.
- lucretia mott — John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
- lump together — If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
- luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- macroglobulin — A plasma globulin of high molecular weight.
- macromolecule — a very large molecule, as a colloidal particle, protein, or especially a polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms.
- macronucleate — having a macronucleus.
- macrovascular — Of or pertaining to the larger blood vessels.
- maculopapular — (medicine, of a rash) Consisting of a flat, red area on the skin that is covered with small confluent bumps, as in scarlet fever and measles.
- major leaguer — either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
- major-leaguer — a member of a major-league team.
- majority rule — the principle that decisions supported by more than half the people in a group have effect upon all the people in that group
- malonyl group — the bivalent group C 3 H 2 O 2 , derived from malonic acid.
- mammaliferous — containing the remains of mammals
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- manual worker — a person whose job involves working with the hands
- many-coloured — having many colours
- marvelousness — The quality or state of being marvelous.
- matriculation — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- matriculatory — relating to matriculation
- melanochroous — having dark-coloured or black skin
- melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
- meritoriously — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.
- merleau-ponty — Maurice, 1908–61, French phenomenological philosopher.
- metalliferous — containing or yielding metal.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microcultural — Of or pertaining to a microculture.
- micronucleate — having a micronucleus.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- microsurgical — Of or pertaining to microsurgery.
- microvascular — Of or relating to the smallest blood vessels.
- middle course — an option or alternative between more extreme alternatives
- middle ground — an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.
- middleborough — a town in SE Massachusetts.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.