12-letter words containing u, l, m, i
- 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.
- immutability — not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
- imparticular — (proscribed) in particular.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- imputability — The character of being imputable.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incommutably — In an incommutable manner.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- inconsumable — not consumable; incapable of being consumed.
- infundibulum — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- inhalatorium — a room or building in which vapours are breathed in
- instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- insulin pump — an external battery-powered device that injects insulin into the body at a programmed rate to control diabetes.
- intellimouse — Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
- intraluminal — Within a lumen.
- intramurally — In an intramural manner.
- jamal ud-din — (Jamal ud-Din al-Afghani) 1838–97, Muslim educator and political leader, born in Persia: founder of modern Pan-Islamism.
- julian bream — Julian (Alexander) born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
- jump a claim — to seize mining rights or land claimed by someone else
- juste milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
- juste-milieu — a point between two extremes; the golden mean.
- justicialism — the political doctrine of Juan Domingo Perón, formerly President of Argentina
- lactalbumins — Plural form of lactalbumin.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- laue diagram — a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate.
- lean mixture — A lean mixture is a fuel/air mixture containing a relatively low proportion of fuel.
- leisure home — a house for use on weekends, vacations, or the like.
- leisure time — free time
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- 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.
- limnophilous — (of animals) living in lakes or freshwater marshes
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- lithium lick — NeXT employees who have had too much attention from their esteemed founder, Steve Jobs, are said to have "lithium lick" when they begin to show signs of Jobsian fervour and repeat the most recent catch phrases in normal conversation, e.g. "It just works, right out of the box!"
- 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.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- lumber river — a river in S central North Carolina and NE South Carolina, flowing SE and S to the Little Pee Dee River. 125 miles (201 km) long.
- lumbriciform — resembling a lumbricus; wormlike
- luminescence — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- luminiferous — producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas.
- luminosities — Plural form of luminosity.
- luminousness — The condition of being luminous.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.