11-letter words containing t, a, e, m, o
- impact zone — (in surfing) the dangerous position on a wave that is just about to separate and collapse; the falling lip of a wave.
- imperforate — Also, imperforated. not perforate; having no perforation.
- impersonate — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impetration — (obsolete) The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.
- impetratory — to obtain by entreaty.
- impignorate — (obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
- impitoyable — a type of large wine glass with a bowl shaped like a wide funnel to enhance the aromas.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- importunate — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- impostumate — affected by an abscess
- imprecation — the act of imprecating; cursing.
- imprecatory — to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- impregnator — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- impropriate — to transfer (property, rights, etc) from the Church into lay hands
- improvisate — To improvise; to extemporize.
- incremation — Burning; especially, the act of burning a dead body; cremation.
- indometacin — Alternative spelling of indomethacin.
- indomitable — that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or courage; unconquerable: an indomitable warrior.
- informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.
- informatize — (of a country, region, etc) to undergo the development of an information-based economy on an extensive scale
- inseminator — a technician who introduces prepared semen into the genital tract of breeding animals, especially cows and mares, for artificial insemination.
- interatomic — between atoms.
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isomagnetic — noting or pertaining to points of equal magnetic force.
- isometrical — Dated form of isometric.
- isometropia — equality of refraction in the two eyes of an individual.
- 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.
- itemisation — Alternative spelling of itemization.
- itemization — to state by items; give the particulars of; list the individual units or parts of: to itemize an account.
- juramentado — (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
- keelboatman — a member of the crew of a keelboat.
- keratectomy — excision of part of the cornea.
- keratoderma — a disease of the horny layer of the skin, especially of the soles or palms.
- keratometer — an instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea.
- kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- lactometers — Plural form of lactometer.
- lamellation — an arrangement or structure in which there are thin layers, plates, or scales.
- lamentation — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminectomy — the surgical removal of part of the posterior arch of a vertebra to provide access to the spinal canal, as for the excision of a ruptured disk.
- lamotrigine — An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- lappet moth — a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- legatissimo — to be performed as smoothly and connectedly as possible
- legitimator — a person who makes something legitimate
- leiomyomata — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- lifeboatman — a sailor qualified to take charge of a lifeboat or life raft.