9-letter words containing um
- krummholz — a forest of stunted trees near the timber line on a mountain.
- krummhorn — A medieval wind instrument with an enclosed double reed and an upward-curving end, producing an even, nasal sound.
- kumarahou — a shrub, Pomaderris kumeraho, found in the north of New Zealand's North Island, the flowers of which produce a soap-like lather when rubbed
- kyzyl kum — a desert in S Asia, SE of the Aral Sea, in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. About 90,000 sq. mi. (233,100 sq. km).
- la cumbre — Uspallata Pass.
- laburnums — any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.
- laconicum — the sudatorium of an ancient Roman bath.
- lanthanum — a rare-earth, trivalent, metallic element, allied to aluminum, found in certain minerals, as monazite. Symbol: La; atomic weight: 138.91; atomic number: 57; specific gravity: 6.15 at 20°C.
- leg stump — either of the outside stumps at which the batsman takes his position.
- lift pump — a pump in which a liquid is lifted rather than forced up from below.
- ligustrum — any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets.
- lixiviums — Plural form of lixivium.
- londinium — the Latin name for London when it was a Roman city
- long jump — athletics: competition to jump the furthest
- long-jump — Track and Field. to execute a long jump.
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lumberman — a person who deals in lumber.
- lumbermen — Plural form of lumberman.
- lumberton — a city in S North Carolina.
- lumbrical — any of four wormlike muscles in the palm of the hand and in the sole of the foot.
- lumbricus — a member of a genus of worms of the same name, the most common of which is the common earth worm, Lumbricus terrestris
- luminaire — A complete electric light unit (used especially in technical contexts).
- luminance — brightness
- luminaria — (especially in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.
- luminesce — to exhibit luminescence.
- lumpenism — Lumpen beliefs or behaviour.
- lumpiness — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- lumpingly — clumsily and heavily
- lumpishly — In a lumpish manner.
- lumpy jaw — actinomycosis.
- magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
- magnesium — a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
- manubrium — Anatomy, Zoology. a segment, bone, cell, etc., resembling a handle.
- marrubium — Any of the genus Marrubium of bitter aromatic plants; hoarhound.
- marsupium — the pouch or fold of skin on the abdomen of a female marsupial.
- martyrium — a place where the relics of a martyr are kept.
- mastigium — an extensible, lashlike, anal organ in certain caterpillars.
- mausoleum — a stately and magnificent tomb.
- maximumly — In a maximum manner.
- mazaedium — a fruiting body of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota in which there is a powdery mass of spores.
- menstruum — a solvent.
- mesangium — (anatomy) A thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.
- mesocecum — the mesentery of the cecum.
- metahuman — Superhuman.
- metridium — any sea anemone of the genus Metridium, common in cooler waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
- micropump — a tiny pump implanted under the skin for the timed administration of medication.
- midsummer — the middle of summer.
- millenium — Misspelling of millennium.
- mine dump — a large mound of residue, esp from gold-mining operations
- misnumber — a numeral or group of numerals.