10-letter words containing r, u, m, i
- disulfiram — a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- drumsticks — Plural form of drumstick.
- du maurier — Dame Daphne (Lady Browning) 1907–1989, English novelist.
- dumbwaiter — a small elevator, manually or electrically operated, consisting typically of a box with shelves, used in apartment houses, restaurants, and large private dwellings for moving dishes, food, garbage, etc., between floors.
- dump orbit — an earth orbit into which communications satellites may be moved at the end of their operational lives, where there is no risk of their interference or collision with working satellites in the normal orbits
- duumvirate — a coalition of two persons holding the same office, as in ancient Rome.
- dyrrachium — a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 86 900 (1991 est)
- dysprosium — a rare-earth metallic element, highly reactive and paramagnetic, found in small amounts in various rare-earth minerals, as euxenite and monazite: used to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. Symbol: Dy; atomic weight: 162.50; atomic number: 66.
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
- embothrium — any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium, esp E. coccineum, native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae
- embryulcia — the act of forcibly removing a fetus
- empurpling — Present participle of empurple.
- emulsifier — A substance that stabilizes an emulsion, in particular a food additive used to stabilize processed foods.
- enamouring — Present participle of enamour.
- epicardium — A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- epicentrum — the focus of an earthquake
- epicranium — (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
- epidendrum — an orchid belonging to the Epidendrum genus
- epineurium — (anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
- episternum — (anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum.
- eriophorum — cotton grass
- eudiometer — A graduated glass tube in which mixtures of gases can be made to react by an electric spark, used to measure changes in volume of gases during chemical reactions.
- eudiometry — (chemistry, dated) The art or process of determining the constituents of a gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in it.
- euharmonic — producing perfect concord or harmony
- euhemerism — the theory that gods arose out of the deification of historical heroes
- euhemerize — (transitive) to explain or interpret something using the theory of Euhemeros.
- eupatorium — (botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
- euphemizer — One who, or that which, euphemizes.
- euphorbium — an acrid resin obtained from several species of Euphorbia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative and emetic
- eurhythmic — Harmonious.
- eurythmics — A rhythmic interpretation of music with graceful, free-style dance movements.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- firmicutes — Plural form of firmicute.
- flour mill — a mill for grinding grain into flour.
- flour mite — any of several mites that infest flour and other stored organic materials and may be a serious pest; some may cause itching in persons handling infected material
- fluid dram — the eighth part of a fluid ounce. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl dr;
- formulised — formulate.
- formulized — Simple past tense and past participle of formulize.
- fortuitism — the doctrine that evolutionary adaptations are the result of chance
- fourierism — the social system proposed by François Marie Charles Fourier, under which society was to be organized into phalanxes or associations, each large enough for all industrial and social requirements.
- fruit farm — a farm where fruit is grown
- frumentius — Saint, a.d. c300–c380, founder of the Ethiopian Church.
- frumpiness — The characteristic of being frumpy.
- full-timer — a full-time worker.
- fulminator — One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely.
- fumatorium — an airtight structure in which plants are fumigated to destroy fungi or insects.
- fumigators — Plural form of fumigator.
- fumigatory — having the ability to fumigate; relating to fumigation
- fumitories — Plural form of fumitory.