9-letter words containing u, l, m, i
- pollinium — an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families.
- primuline — a synthetic yellow dye
- puerilism — childishness in the behavior of an adult.
- pummeling — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- qizil qum — Kyzyl Kum.
- quelimane — a seaport in E Mozambique.
- quicklime — lime1 (def 1).
- quilombos — Plural form of quilombo.
- quitclaim — a transfer of all one's interest, as in a parcel of real estate, especially without a warranty of title.
- remindful — reviving memory of something; reminiscent.
- reptilium — a building for the public exhibition of reptiles.
- reticulum — any fine network, esp one in the body composed of cells, fibres, etc
- ritualism — adherence to or insistence on ritual.
- salicetum — a plantation of willows
- scamillus — a slight bevel at an arris of a stone, as in the necking of a Greek Doric column.
- semifluid — imperfectly fluid; having both fluid and solid characteristics; semiliquid.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semiplume — a semiplume feather
- semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- semisolus — an advertisement that appears on the same page as another advertisement but not adjacent to it
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sensillum — Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
- sexualism — any discrimination based upon sexual preference
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- simula 67 — (language) A version of SIMULA I? Simula a.s., Postboks 4403 - Torshov, N-0402 Oslo 4, Norway, versions for almost every computer. E-mail: Henry Islo <[email protected]>.
- simulacra — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- simulcast — a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.
- slit-drum — a hollowed-out log with a long, narrow slit, beaten with a stick or stamped upon to produce a drumming sound, found in many cultures since ancient times.
- smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
- sour milk — milk that has spoiled
- spirillum — any of several spirally twisted, aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stumbling — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- subclimax — the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession.
- subfamily — Biology. a category of related genera within a family.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- sublimely — elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry.
- sublimity — the state or quality of being sublime.
- sublimize — to make sublime
- submissly — submissively
- submittal — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sulfonium — the positively charged group H 3 S + , its salts, or their substitute products.
- summarily — in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway.
- talmudist — a person versed in the Talmud.