12-letter words containing u, l, m, i, n
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- demodulating — Present participle of demodulate.
- demodulation — the act or process by which an output wave or signal is obtained having the characteristics of the original modulating wave or signal; the reverse of modulation
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- diminutively — In a diminutive manner.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- drilling mud — a water-based or oil-based suspension of clays pumped into an oil well during drilling in order to seal off porous rock layers, equalize the pressure, cool the bit, and flush out the cuttings.
- eau minerale — mineral water (def 1).
- ecumenically — general; universal.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- evolutionism — (countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exclusionism — The quality of being exclusionist.
- fenfluramine — a sympathomimetic substance, C 12 H 16 F 3 N, formerly used mainly as an anorectic in the treatment of obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- fifth column — a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country.
- flammulation — a small flame-shaped marking, esp those seen on some birds
- flindermouse — (obsolete) A bat (the mammal).
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- fluviomarine — of or formed by the combined action of river and sea.
- flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- formula unit — (of an ionic compound that does not form molecules, as most salts) the chemical formula with the least number of elements out of the set of empirical formulas having the same proportion of ions as elements: NaCl is the formula unit for the ionic compound sodium chloride.
- formulations — Plural form of formulation.
- fulfillments — Plural form of fulfillment.
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hologonidium — soredium.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- humiliations — Plural form of humiliation.
- illuminating — to enlighten, as with knowledge.
- illumination — an act or instance of illuminating.
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- illuminators — Plural form of illuminator.
- illuminatory — Increasing informative qualities; explanatory.
- immensurable — immeasurable.
- immunoglobin — (immunology, protein) Any protein that functions as an antibody.
- immunologist — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.