12-letter words containing c, h, e, m, n
- chronometers — Plural form of chronometer.
- chronometric — of a chronometer or chronometry
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
- cinematheque — a small intimate cinema
- coin machine — slot machine (def 2).
- come to hand — to become available; be received
- common shrew — a small mouse-like long-snouted mammal, Sorex araneus, of the family Soricidae: order Insectivora (insectivores)
- commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
- comprehended — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- comprehender — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- decipherment — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- edvard munch — Edvard [ed-vahrd] /ˈɛd vɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- enchantments — Plural form of enchantment.
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encroachment — Intrusion on a person's territory, rights, etc.
- enhancements — An increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- entrenchment — The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- game-changer — Sports. an athlete, play, etc., that suddenly changes the outcome of a game or contest.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- hamantaschen — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- have company — If you have company, you have a visitor or friend with you.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- hermeneutics — the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hire company — a company that hires things out to people
- home cooking — home-made food
- home country — the country a person comes from