11-letter words containing u, l, m
- mesophilous — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- mesothelium — epithelium of mesodermal origin, which lines the body cavities.
- metaculture — All the universal concepts that are present in all cultures.
- metalithium — A heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.
- metallurgic — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metatextual — Of or pertaining to metatextuality.
- metrosexual — a heterosexual, usually urban male who pays much attention to his personal appearance and cultivates an upscale lifestyle.
- microbubble — a microscopic, gas-filled bubble, used especially in medicine to image blood flow, dissolve blood clots, etc.
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- microtubule — a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.
- microvillus — any of the small, fingerlike projections of the surface of an epithelial cell.
- middle loup — a river in central Nebraska, flowing E and SE to join the North Loup and South Loup rivers in forming the Loup River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- midlatitude — Any latitude roughly half way between the equator and a pole.
- mill around — walk about
- millefleurs — A pattern of flowers and leaves used in tapestry, on porcelain, or in other decorative items.
- millenniums — Plural form of millennium.
- millicuries — Plural form of millicurie.
- milquetoast — a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
- milwaukeean — a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- mindfulness — the state or quality of being mindful or aware of something.
- misdoubtful — doubting; distrustful
- misevaluate — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- misguidedly — misled; mistaken: Their naive actions were a misguided attempt to help the poor.
- misregulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- mistrustful — full of mistrust; suspicious.
- mitrailleur — (UK, military, obsolete) rapid-fire team-served musket or rifle.
- mitropoulos — Dimitri [dih-mee-tree;; Greek th ee-mee-tree] /dɪˈmi tri;; Greek ðiˈmi tri/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, Greek symphony orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- mobile unit — a vehicle supplied with the basic equipment or materials necessary for a particular purpose, as for televising on location or being used as an x-ray or inoculation clinic.
- mobuto lake — Lake Albert.
- modularised — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- modularized — having been made modular or relating to the use of modular concepts or forms
- modulations — Plural form of modulation.
- mole-hunter — a person who hunts for moles
- molecularly — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- molly-guard — /mol'ee-gard/ [University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some Big Red Switch by clumsy or ignorant hands. Originally used of the plexiglass covers improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day. Later generalised to covers over stop/reset switches on disk drives and networking equipment.
- molybdenous — containing bivalent molybdenum.
- momentously — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- monday club — (in Britain) a club made up of right-wing Conservatives who originally met together for lunch on Monday: founded in 1961
- monoclinous — (of a plant, species, etc.) having both the stamens and pistils in the same flower.
- monocularly — In a monocular manner.
- monoculture — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- monolingual — knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- monologuing — Present participle of monologue.
- monologuist — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- monostylous — having only one style.
- monstrously — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- montelukast — a type of oral drug containing a leukotriene inhibitor, used in the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergies.
- monticolous — existing or having a habitat in or on mountains