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11-letter words containing a, l, c, m, o

  • black molly — a jet-black molly, a color form especially of Poecilia latipinna or P. sphenops, popular as an aquarium fish.
  • black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
  • black vomit — vomit containing blood, often a manifestation of disease, such as yellow fever
  • boring clam — piddock
  • bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
  • cable modem — (communications, hardware)   A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
  • cacomistles — Plural form of cacomistle.
  • calamondins — Plural form of calamondin.
  • calathiform — cup-shaped; concave.
  • calcariform — shaped like a calcar
  • calico clam — any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Macrocallista, especially M. nimbosa, having a smooth, thick, rounded shell marked with violet-brown or lilac spots or streaks.
  • californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
  • calorimeter — an apparatus for measuring amounts of heat, esp to find specific heat capacities, calorific values, etc
  • calorimetry — measurement of the quantity of heat
  • calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
  • camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
  • camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
  • cameo glass — an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.
  • camino real — a main road; highway.
  • camouflaged — concealed or disguised
  • camouflages — Plural form of camouflage.
  • camouflagic — relating to camouflage
  • campanology — the art or skill of ringing bells musically
  • campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
  • campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
  • camphor oil — a colorless liquid obtained from the wood of the camphor tree by distillation and separation from the solid camphor, used in varnish, soaps, and shoe polish, and in medicine chiefly as a rubefacient.
  • cancelmoose — (messaging)   A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenet articles posted by others. (In general, an article can only be cancelled by its original author.) The Cancelmoose's usual target is spam or extremely excessive cross-posting. Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and Shub Internet exist; others consider Cancelmoose's historicity to be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably real, seeing as how it has its own website.
  • capilliform — Having the form of a hair.
  • caprolactam — a white crystalline cyclic imine used in the manufacture of nylon. Formula: C5H10NHCO
  • capsulotomy — (surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.
  • carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
  • carrom ball — a ball with a spinning action created by keeping the middle finger bent and flicking it outwards at the moment of release
  • catabolisms — Plural form of catabolism.
  • catholicism — Catholicism is the traditions, the behaviour, and the set of Christian beliefs that are held by Catholics.
  • cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
  • cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
  • caudillismo — a political system organized under the rule of a caudillo
  • centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
  • cephalogram — An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
  • cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
  • ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
  • chaenomeles — any of a genus of deciduous shrubs within the family Rosaceae, native to East Asia
  • chalazogamy — (of plants) the process of fertilization whereby the pollen tube penetrates the embryosac through the chalaza rather than through the micropyle
  • chameleonic — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
  • champollion — Jean François (ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃swa). 1790–1832, French Egyptologist, who deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone
  • chaulmoogra — a tropical Asian tree, Taraktogenos (or Hydnocarpus) kurzii: family Flacourtiaceae
  • chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
  • chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
  • chol hamoed — the middle days of the festivals of Passover and Sukkoth, on which necessary work is permitted
  • chomo lhari — a peak on the Bhutan-Tibet border, in the Himalaya Mountains: sacred to Tibetans. 23,997 feet (7314 meters).
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