11-letter words containing u, l, m
- summability — the quality of being summable
- summer-long — lasting all summer
- summersault — to perform a somersault.
- sumptuously — entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
- supercilium — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
- superfamily — a category of related families within an order or suborder.
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
- superphylum — a category of related phyla within a kingdom.
- swamp blues — a style of slow blues originating in Louisiana
- syllabarium — syllabary.
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- tamburlaine — Tamerlane.
- taurobolium — the sacrifice of a bull, followed by the baptism of neophytes in the blood, as practiced in the ancient rites of Mithras or Cybele.
- tautologism — the use of tautology.
- telecommute — to engage in telecommuting.
- telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
- tetrazolium — a derivative of an acidic chemical compound
- the sublime — sublime quality; sublimity
- thrummingly — in a thrumming manner or by way of thrumming
- thumb glass — a drinking glass having external indentations to allow it to be firmly grasped.
- tidal datum — (in a hydrographic survey) a curved surface representing one phase of a tide, usually mean low water, taken as a datum level.
- tolbutamide — a white crystalline substance, C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- tollund man — the perfectly preserved remains of an Iron Age man, hanged and thrown into a bog at Tollund, in Jutland, Denmark: discovered in 1950.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- tremulously — (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
- triple jump — a jumping event for distance in which a participant leaps on one foot from a takeoff point, lands on the same foot, steps forward on the other foot, leaps, and lands on both feet.
- triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
- tristimulus — as in tristimulus values, amounts of each of three colour primaries that must be combined to form an objective colour match with a sample
- trombiculid — (of a mite) belonging to the family Trombiculidae
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- trumpet leg — a turned leg that flares upward and outward from a narrow lower end.
- truth claim — a hypothesis not yet verified by experience.
- tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
- tulipomania — (in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.
- tumble cart — a horse-drawn cart having two solid wheels.
- tumble down — collapse, fall
- tumble home — Nautical. an inward and upward slope of the middle body of a vessel.
- tumble over — If someone or something tumbles over, they fall, often with a rolling or bouncing movement.
- tumble-down — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- tumour-like — (of a growth, swelling, nodule, etc) resembling a tumour or tumours
- ultramarine — of the color ultramarine.
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultrasimple — extremely or exceptionally easy
- ultrasmooth — extremely smooth
- ultravacuum — an extremely high level of vacuum
- umbilicated — having an umbilicus
- umbraculate — having an umbrella-like form or growth
- umbratilous — shadowy; faint
- unacclaimed — to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes.