12-letter words containing iu
- insectariums — Plural form of insectarium.
- interstitium — (medicine) An interstitial space within a tissue or organ.
- ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- liliuokalani — Lydia Kamekeha [kah-me-ke-hah] /ˌkɑ mɛˈkɛ hɑ/ (Show IPA), 1838–1917, last queen of the Hawaiian Islands 1891–93.
- 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!"
- mare crisium — (Sea of Crises) a dark plain in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 66,000 sq. mi. (170,000 sq. km).
- mare imbrium — (Sea of Showers) a dark plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 340,000 sq. mi. (880,000 sq. km).
- medium strip — median strip.
- medium-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having between five and fifteen years to run before redemption
- medium-sized — neither very large nor very small: a medium-sized house.
- medium-sweet — (esp of wines) fairly sweet
- mesogastrium — the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- microscopium — a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying near Sagittarius and Capricornus
- mobius strip — a continuous, one-sided surface formed by twisting one end of a rectangular strip through 180° about the longitudinal axis of the strip and attaching this end to the other.
- multiutility — a public utility that provides more than one essential service, such as gas and electricity
- mycocecidium — a gall caused by a parasitic fungus.
- mycodomatium — an abnormal growth on a plant, caused by fungi
- neoytterbium — ytterbium.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- opium addict — someone who is addicted to the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy
- panhellenium — an institution founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian idealizing Greece's Classical history
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- perinephrium — the capsule of connective tissue that envelops the kidney.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- periselenium — the closest point of the orbit of a spacecraft to the moon
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- postliminium — postliminy.
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- premium fuel — fuel or gasoline which has a higher octane value and is more expensive than standard fuel
- premium loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company in order that a policyholder may pay the due premium, the cash value on the policy serving as security.
- premium-rate — (relating to telephone calls) charged at a higher than standard rate
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- pseudopodium — pseudopod.
- quadriennium — quadrennium.
- quadrominium — a building consisting of four individually owned apartments or living units.
- quinquennium — a period of five years.
- radiothorium — a disintegration product of thorium.
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- short radius — the perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a side
- sodium amide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, flammable powder, NaNH 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium cyanide and in organic synthesis.