11-letter words containing u, a, m
- escarmouche — a skirmish
- esquamulose — Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin.
- estremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- eubacterium — A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “ true ” bacteria and cyanobacteria, as distinct from archaebacteria.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- europeanism — belief in or advocacy of political unification and economic integration among European nations
- eurythermal — (of organisms) able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures in the environment
- exhumations — Plural form of exhumation.
- explanandum — That which is to be explained.
- extra-mural — Extra-mural courses are courses at a college or university which are taken mainly by part-time students.
- extremadura — a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)
- eye make-up — cosmetics for the eyes, such as mascara and eyeliner
- fair dinkum — dinkum.
- family hour — any broadcast period from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. when programs of general interest to the family are broadcast.
- family unit — a social group traditionally consisting of parents and children
- farm bureau — American Farm Bureau Federation.
- fatty tumor — lipoma.
- favellidium — (in certain red algae) a cystocarp wholly or partly immersed in a frond.
- favouritism — (British) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
- filamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- fish manure — solid waste from fish, used as a fertilizer
- flammulated — reddish in colour
- flavoursome — Alternative spelling of flavorsome.
- flumadiddle — utter nonsense.
- fluvoxamine — an antidepressant drug that acts by preventing the re-uptake after release of serotonin in the brain, thereby prolonging its action
- foam rubber — a light, spongy rubber, used for mattresses, cushions, etc.
- formicarium — formicary.
- formula one — the top class of professional motor racing
- formularies — Plural form of formulary.
- formularise — (British) To express as a formula, to formulate.
- formularize — formulate.
- formulating — Present participle of formulate.
- formulation — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formulators — Plural form of formulator.
- foul matter — Printing. materials, as manuscript, galleys, or proofs, that have been superseded by revised proofs or galleys or by the bound book, and have been returned to the publisher by the printer.
- four-masted — carrying four masts.
- frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house.
- framebuffer — (computing) A video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.
- freudianism — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- frigidarium — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.
- from nature — using natural models in drawing, painting, etc
- fulminating — Present participle of fulminate.
- fulmination — a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.
- fulminatory — Thundering; striking terror.
- funambulate — to walk on a tightrope
- funambulism — The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope.
- funambulist — a tightrope walker.
- fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.