11-letter words containing u, n, e, m
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- euphemizing — Present participle of euphemize.
- europeanism — belief in or advocacy of political unification and economic integration among European nations
- excrementum — an item of waste material or rubbish
- exhumations — Plural form of exhumation.
- explanandum — That which is to be explained.
- expungement — The act of expunging.
- filamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- fish manure — solid waste from fish, used as a fertilizer
- flusterment — the state of being flustered
- fluvoxamine — an antidepressant drug that acts by preventing the re-uptake after release of serotonin in the brain, thereby prolonging its action
- formula one — the top class of professional motor racing
- freudianism — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- from hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
- from nature — using natural models in drawing, painting, etc
- fulfillment — the act or state of fulfilling: to witness the fulfillment of a dream; to achieve fulfillment of one's hopes.
- fulsomeness — The state or quality of being fulsome or showing overdone and insincere flattery.
- funambulate — to walk on a tightrope
- fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- funemployed — without a paid job but enjoying the free time: Ask one of your funemployed friends to come along with you.
- funny money — counterfeit currency.
- furnishment — (obsolete) The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture.
- furtherment — The act or process of furthering; furtherance.
- gametangium — an organ or body bearing gametes, as in mosses and liverworts.
- gemmulation — the process of reproduction by gemmules.
- genu valgum — knock-knee.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glutaminase — an enzyme used to treat cancer
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
- gouvernment — Obsolete form of government.
- grangemouth — a port in Scotland, in Falkirk council area: now Scotland's second port, with oil refineries, shipyards, and chemical industries. Pop: 17 771 (2001)
- green thumb — an exceptional aptitude for gardening or for growing plants successfully: Houseplants provide much pleasure for the city dweller with a green thumb.
- ground beam — a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers.
- ground game — game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
- gum benzoin — Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin. a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, especially S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine internally as an expectorant and externally as an antiseptic.
- gynostegium — a specialized caplike mass of tissue covering a gynoecium.
- gynostemium — the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
- haemolutein — (obsolete) bilirubin.
- half-minute — 30 seconds
- harmfulness — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- haute-marne — a department in E France. 2416 sq. mi. (6255 sq. km). Capital: Chaumont.
- helminthous — having intestinal worms
- herculaneum — an ancient city in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: buried along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79; partially excavated.
- hermeneutic — of or relating to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory.
- home ground — an area, locality, or subject with which one is intimately familiar: When you see those familiar mountains appear on the horizon, you'll know you are back on home ground. Baseball and football are home ground for this sports-loving community.