13-letter words containing a, c, m, e, i
- back emission — the secondary emission of electrons from an anode
- baggage claim — At an airport, the baggage claim is the area where you collect your baggage at the end of your trip.
- barrier cream — a cream used to protect the skin, esp the hands, from dirt and from the action of oils or solvents
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
- bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
- benefit match — a sports match organized to raise money for charity, or for a particular player
- bimetallistic — relating to bimetallism
- bimolecularly — in a bimolecular fashion
- bioaccumulate — (of substances, esp toxins) to build up within the tissues of organisms
- biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
- biocompatible — not rejected by the body
- biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
- biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
- black skimmer — a black and white New World skimmer, Rynchops nigra, having a bill with a reddish-orange base.
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- bureaucratism — an official of a bureaucracy.
- cabinet maker — A cabinet maker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- cabinet-maker — a person who makes fine furniture and other woodwork.
- cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
- cabinetmaking — the manufacture of fine furniture and other woodwork.
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- cadmium green — a pigment used in painting, consisting of a mixture of hydrated oxide of chromium with cadmium sulfide, and characterized by its strong green color and slow drying rate.
- caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
- caesium clock — a type of atomic clock that uses the frequency of radiation absorbed in changing the spin of electrons in caesium atoms
- calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
- calcium oxide — a white crystalline base used in the production of calcium hydroxide and bleaching powder and in the manufacture of glass, paper, and steel. Formula: CaO
- calcium-oxide — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- cambyses (ii) — died 522 b.c.; king of Persia (529-522): son of Cyrus the Great
- camel cricket — cave cricket.
- camera lucida — an instrument attached to a microscope, etc to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image
- camp fire boy — a boy who is a member of the Campfire Boys and Girls. Compare Camp Fire Girl.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- campus police — police officers, security guards or students employed by a college or university to patrol the campus and to protect students, staff, and visitors
- candid camera — a small camera that may be used to take informal photographs of people, usually without their knowledge
- cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- carbamazepine — an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy
- cardiomegalia — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
- cat distemper — distemper1 (def 1c).
- catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
- categorematic — (of a word) able to stand alone as a term or subject
- caution money — a sum of money deposited as security for good conduct, against possible debts, etc
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- ceramic oxide — a compound of oxygen with nonorganic material: recently discovered to act as a high-temperature superconductor
- ceremonialism — A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- cerium metals — the metals lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and samarium, forming a sub-group of the lanthanides