11-letter words containing um
- ecumenicism — ecumenicalism; ecumenism.
- ecumenicist — a person who advocates Christian ecumenicity.
- ecumenicity — (in the Christian church) the state of being ecumenically united, especially in furthering the aims of the ecumenical movement.
- edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
- einsteinium — The chemical element of atomic number 99, a radioactive metal of the actinide series. Einsteinium does not occur naturally and was discovered in 1953 in debris from the first hydrogen bomb explosion.
- emolumental — relating to emolument
- encumbering — Present participle of encumber.
- encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
- endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
- endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
- endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- enumerating — Present participle of enumerate.
- enumeration — The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- enumerative — Of, pertaining to or based on enumeration.
- enumerators — Plural form of enumerator.
- epigastrium — The part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
- equilibrium — A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
- erythronium — A plant of a genus that includes dogtooth violet.
- eubacterium — A bacterium of a large group typically having simple cells with rigid cell walls and often flagella for movement. The group comprises the “ true ” bacteria and cyanobacteria, as distinct from archaebacteria.
- excrementum — an item of waste material or rubbish
- exhumations — Plural form of exhumation.
- explanandum — That which is to be explained.
- fair dinkum — dinkum.
- fatty tumor — lipoma.
- favellidium — (in certain red algae) a cystocarp wholly or partly immersed in a frond.
- ferrocerium — an alloy of 65 percent misch metal and 35 percent iron, used in flints for cigarette lighters.
- filter pump — a vacuum pump used to assist laboratory filtrations in which a jet of water inside a glass tube entrains air molecules from the system to be evacuated
- flooded gum — any of various eucalyptus trees of Australia, esp Eucalyptus saligna (the Sydney blue gum), that grow in damp soil
- florilegium — a collection of literary pieces; anthology.
- flumadiddle — utter nonsense.
- formicarium — formicary.
- fort sumter — a fort in SE South Carolina, in the harbor of Charleston: its bombardment by the Confederates opened the Civil War on April 12, 1861.
- forum livii — ancient name for
- frigidarium — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.
- fume-filled — filled with pungent or toxic vapours
- gametangium — an organ or body bearing gametes, as in mosses and liverworts.
- genu valgum — knock-knee.
- gippy tummy — diarrhoea, esp as experienced by visitors to hot climates
- glumiferous — having glumes
- goose bumps — If you get goose bumps, the hairs on your skin stand up so that it is covered with tiny bumps. You get goose bumps when you are cold, frightened, or excited.
- 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 plum — a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the legume family, growing in the prairie regions of North America.
- grumblingly — While or as if grumbling.
- 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.
- gum disease — dental infection
- gum elastic — rubber1 (def 1).