8-letter words containing c, i, m, o
- chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
- chimbote — a port in N central Peru: contains Peru's first steelworks (1958), using hydroelectric power from the Santa River. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- chomping — Present participle of chomp.
- choriamb — a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
- chorioma — any benign or malignant tumor of chorionic tissue; choriocarcinoma.
- chosisme — a writing style in which plot and characterization are de-emphasized and people, events, and setting are recorded as though seen by the author through the lens of a camera.
- chowtime — the time for eating a meal
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.
- chromide — any fish of the family Cichlidae
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chromite — a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr2O4
- chromium — Chromium is a hard, shiny metallic element, used to make steel alloys and to coat other metals.
- chromize — to plate with chromium
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- ciborium — a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
- cimarosa — Domenico. 1749–1801, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage (1792)
- cimarron — river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- cimbalom — a type of dulcimer, esp of Hungary
- cimolite — a soft, clayey mineral of white, grey, or reddish coloration
- cinnamon — Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food.
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- clomping — Present participle of clomp.
- coadmire — to admire together
- coalmine — a system of excavations made for the extraction of coal
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- cocamide — A mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil, used in many surfactants.
- codomain — the set of values that a function is allowed to take
- coelomic — Of, or relating to a coelom.
- coinmate — a fellow inmate
- colamine — ethanolamine.
- coliform — relating to the bacilli that are present in the intestines of humans and invertebrate animals
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc
- colombia — a republic in NW South America: inhabited by Chibchas and other Indians before Spanish colonization in the 16th century; independence won by Bolívar in 1819; became the Republic of Colombia in 1886; violence and unrest have been endemic since the 1970s. It consists chiefly of a hot swampy coastal plain, separated by ranges of the Andes from the pampas and the equatorial forests of the Amazon basin in the east. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Bogotá. Pop: 45 745 783 (2013 est). Area: 1 138 908 sq km (439 735 sq miles)
- colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- columbia — a river in NW North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing through British Columbia, then west to the Pacific. Length: about 1930 km (1200 miles)
- columbic — niobic.
- comaneci — Nadia. born 1961, Romanian gymnast: gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympic Games where she became the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10; defected to the US in 1989
- combined — A combined effort or attack is made by two or more groups of people at the same time.
- combiner — Any of various electronic devices that combine signals, in particular.
- combines — Plural form of combine.
- combings — the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals
- comblike — resembling a comb
- combwise — in the manner of a comb
- comedial — a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
- comedies — Plural form of comedy.