10-letter words containing c, e, m, t, r
- centremost — Closest to the centre.
- centromere — the dense nonstaining region of a chromosome that attaches it to the spindle during mitosis
- centrosome — a small body in a cell where microtubules are produced. In animal cells it surrounds the centriole
- ceramicist — a person who makes ceramics.
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- chemiatric — healing by the use of chemicals
- chemotroph — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- climateric — (obsolete) climatic.
- clinometer — an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
- cliometric — Of or pertaining to cliometrics.
- clubmaster — the manager of a gentlemen's club
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- come first — If you say that someone or something comes first for a particular person, you mean they treat or consider that person or thing as more important than anything else.
- come-outer — an outspoken or very active supporter of a cause, especially a reformer or a social activist.
- comforters — Plural form of comforter.
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commentary — A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
- commixture — a mixture
- commorient — Dying together or at the same time.
- compacture — an act of joining or bringing into proximity
- compearant — a person who appears in court
- competitor — A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
- completers — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- completory — serving the purpose of completing
- complotter — One who complots; a conspirator.
- composters — Plural form of composter.
- composture — compost or manure
- comstocker — a person who practises comstockery
- concretism — the practice of representing abstract concepts in concrete terms
- conferment — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.
- contemners — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- contemnors — to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- copromoter — a joint promoter
- cordectomy — the removal of a cord, esp a vocal cord
- cormophyte — any of the Cormophyta, a major division (now obsolete) of plants having a stem, root, and leaves: includes the mosses, ferns, and seed plants
- costumiers — Plural form of costumier.
- coterminal — having the same border or covering the same area.
- cottierism — (in Ireland) the system of cottier tenure
- coulometer — an electrolytic cell for measuring the magnitude of an electric charge by determining the total amount of decomposition resulting from the passage of the charge through the cell
- coulometry — a method used in quantitative analysis, whereby the amount of a substance set free or deposited during electrolysis is determined by measuring the number of coulombs that passed through the electrolyte.
- counterman — a man who works on a lunch counter or behind the counter of a cafe
- countermen — Plural form of counterman.
- countrymen — a native or inhabitant of one's own country.