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12-letter words containing t, u, m, e

  • latus rectum — the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
  • leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
  • league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
  • lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
  • lecture room — conference hall
  • leisure time — free time
  • lemon butter — a spread made of butter flavored with lemon
  • leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
  • leptospermum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.
  • liberum veto — a veto exercised by a single member of a legislative body whose rules require unanimity.
  • lignum vitae — either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
  • lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
  • litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
  • locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
  • loud-mouthed — If you describe someone as loud-mouthed, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way.
  • lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
  • luminosities — Plural form of luminosity.
  • lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
  • macroculture — The dominant culture in a society, its overculture.
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • macula lutea — macula (def 2b).
  • magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
  • magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
  • magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
  • mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
  • make the cut — to better or equal the required score after two rounds in a strokeplay tournament, thus avoiding elimination from the final two rounds
  • makeup water — Makeup water is water which is added to compensate for losses, especially losses caused by evaporation.
  • maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
  • mandibulated — Provided with mandibles adapted for biting; mandibulate.
  • manicure set — a set of small tools designed for trimming and caring for the nails
  • manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
  • manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
  • mantle plume — plume (def 10).
  • mantoux test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to an intracutaneous injection of tuberculin indicates a previous or current infection.
  • manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • manufacturer — a person, group, or company that owns or runs a manufacturing plant.
  • manufactures — Plural form of manufacture.
  • mao tse-tung — 1893–1976, Chinese Communist leader: chairman of the People's Republic of China 1949–59; chairman of the Chinese Communist Party 1943–76.
  • maple butter — thickened maple syrup
  • mare nostrum — our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
  • market abuse — (in Britain) a statutory offence which covers insider trading and stock market manipulation
  • market value — the value of a business, property, etc., in terms of what it can be sold for on the open market; current value (distinguished from book value).
  • massachusett — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
  • matriculated — Be enrolled at a college or university.
  • matriculates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of matriculate.
  • matthew quay — Matthew Stanley, 1833–1904, U.S. politician: senator 1887–99, 1901–4.
  • measurements — The action of measuring something.
  • medical unit — a group of doctors and nurses working as part of a larger organization, such as the armed forces or a prison
  • medium strip — median strip.
  • medium-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having between five and fifteen years to run before redemption
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