12-letter words containing c, a, r, o, m
- aromatically — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- astrochemist — (chemistry, astronomy) A chemist or astronomer whose speciality is astrochemistry.
- astrocompass — a navigational instrument for giving directional bearings from the centre of the earth to a particular star. It is carried in long-range aircraft, ships, spacecraft, etc
- astrocytomas — Plural form of astrocytoma.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asynchronism — a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- atomic power — nuclear power.
- auction room — a room in a building where auctions take place
- autorhythmic — That generates its own rhythm.
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- backcourtman — any of the players stationed in the backcourt; a guard
- backroom boy — You can refer to a man as a backroom boy when he does important work in an organization and has good ideas but is not seen or known about by the public.
- backswordman — a person who uses a backsword.
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- barrack room — a room inside a military barracks, esp one in which soldiers sleep
- bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
- beach-comber — a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches.
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- bomb factory — a site or building in which terrorists illicitly and secretly create bombs
- bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- cache memory — a small area of memory in a computer that can be accessed very quickly
- call to arms — a command to report for active military duty.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- cam follower — the slider or roller in contact with the cam that transmits the movement dictated by the cam profile
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- camerapeople — a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or TV camera.
- cameraperson — a camera operator
- camphor ball — mothball
- camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- campo formio — a village in NE Italy, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia: scene of the signing of a treaty in 1797 that ended the war between revolutionary France and Austria
- campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
- campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
- can of worms — a complicated problem
- cape comorin — a headland at the southernmost point of India, in Tamil Nadu state
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- career woman — A career woman is a woman with a career who is interested in working and progressing in her job, rather than staying at home looking after the house and children.
- carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
- carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs