8-Letter Words Containing: LIUM

• the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae

• a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)

• plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative

• a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores

• aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh

• a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime

• a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known

• the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

• (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell

• (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back

• cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome

• a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores