14-letter words containing a, r, m, o, i, c
- cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium.
- cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
- cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
- caltrop family — the plant family Zygophyllaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having pinnate leaves, solitary or paired regular flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the creosote bush, lignum vitae, and puncture vine.
- camelopardalis — a N constellation between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia; the Giraffe
- camillo cavour — Camillo Benso di [kah-meel-law ben-saw dee] /kɑˈmil lɔ ˈbɛn sɔ di/ (Show IPA), 1810–61, Italian statesman: leader in the unification of Italy.
- camphoric acid — a whitish crystallizable substance derived from the oxidization of camphor, used in solution in medicine as an antiseptic. Formula: C10H16O4
- caprimulgiform — Of or pertaining to the taxonomic order Caprimulgiformes.
- caramelisation — (chiefly British) alternative spelling of caramelization.
- caramelization — the conversion of sugar into caramel, caused by heating
- carcinomatosis — a condition characterized by widespread dissemination of carcinomas or by a carcinoma that affects a large area
- carcinosarcoma — a malignant tumour composed of carcinoma and sarcoma
- cardiomyopathy — a disease of the heart muscle usually caused by a biochemical defect or a toxin such as alcohol
- carpet bombing — Carpet bombing is heavy bombing from aircraft, with the intention of hitting as many places as possible in a particular area.
- castrametation — the art of designing and laying out an encampment
- celto-germanic — having the characteristics of both the Celtic and Germanic peoples.
- cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
- ceremonial tea — a Japanese green tea made from choice shade-grown leaves that are cured by a steaming, drying, and powdering process: used in chanoyu.
- chemical toner — toner (def 4).
- chemical-toner — a person or thing that tones.
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- chemotherapies — Plural form of chemotherapy.
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chisholm trail — cattle trail from San Antonio, Tex., to Abilene, Kans.: important from 1865 until the 1880s
- chlorpromazine — a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S
- chlorpropamide — a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C10H13ClN2O3S
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- chondrocranium — the cartilaginous structure that, in early development, envelops the brain
- chondromalacia — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
- chondromatosis — a painful and immobilizing condition that affects the joints, in particular the elbow, hip, and knee joints, and results in the synovial tissue becoming cartilaginous
- chrestomathies — Plural form of chrestomathy.
- christmas rose — an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger, of S Europe and W Asia, with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers
- chromatic sign — Music. accidental (def 5).
- chromatophilia — chromophilia.
- chromatophilic — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromodynamics — a theory that describes how gluons and their forces bind quarks together to form protons, neutrons, etc.
- chronometrical — a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for any purpose where very exact measurement of time is required.
- cimarron-river — a river flowing E from NE New Mexico to the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
- cinemicrograph — a motion picture filmed through a microscope.
- circumcolumnar — surrounding a column.
- circumfixation — a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.
- circumgyration — the act of rolling, turning, or travelling about
- circumgyratory — characterized by circumgyration
- circumlittoral — adjoining the shore
- circumnutation — the irregular spiral or elliptical rotation of the apex of a growing stem, root, or shoot, caused by differences in the rate of growth of the opposite sides
- circumnutatory — relating to circumnutation
- circumrotation — Rotation or revolution around an axis.