12-letter words containing t, e, l, o, n, m
- galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- governmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- implementors — Plural form of implementor.
- impoliteness — not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.
- inclinometer — Aeronautics. an instrument for measuring the angle an aircraft makes with the horizontal.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
- incompletion — the state of being incomplete; incompleteness.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- intellimouse — Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
- interfemoral — situated between the thighs
- involvements — Plural form of involvement.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- lamentations — the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- laminotomies — Plural form of laminotomy.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- legitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- lemon butter — a spread made of butter flavored with lemon
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- linear motor — an electric motor in which a movable part moves in a straight line, with power being supplied by a varying magnetic field set up by a fixed part of the system, as a metal rail on the ground.
- little women — a novel (1868) by Louisa May Alcott.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- long-stemmed — having a long stem or stems: long-stemmed roses.
- long-termism — the tendency to focus attention on long-term gains
- lose no time — act without delay
- lowsing time — the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time
- luminosities — Plural form of luminosity.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
- maginot line — a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- major planet — planet (def 1a).
- major-planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- malcontented — Malcontent.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malevolently — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- maltodextrin — a compound of dextrin and maltose, used as a food additive and in some health and beauty products.