9-letter words containing c, m, o
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autoecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- automagic — done with such ease and speed as to seem like magic
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
- axiomatic — If something is axiomatic, it seems to be obviously true.
- b complex — vitamin B (complex)
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- back room — a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime
- backronym — an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”.
- backrooms — Plural form of backroom.
- balsamico — Balsamic vinegar.
- bbc micro — BBC Microcomputer
- beachcomb — to search for and collect objects such as seashells and driftwood along the seashore
- beclamour — to clamour excessively
- become of — to happen to; be the fate of
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- biochemic — relating to the chemistry of living organisms
- biometric — Biometric tests and devices use biological information about a person to create a detailed record of their personal characteristics.
- bionomics — ecology (sense 1)
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- bleomycin — a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkin's Disease
- blow-comb — a small, usually handheld electrical appliance combining a comb and blow-dryer, permitting one to style the hair while drying it.
- blue comb — a disease of birds resembling Bright's disease in humans affecting especially domestic fowl, characterized by fever, sunken eyes, and shriveling of the skin of the wattles, shanks, and comb.
- bomb rack — a device for carrying bombs in or under the fuselage of an aircraft.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- bombycoid — relating to moths of the family Bombycidae
- boot camp — In the United States, a boot camp is a camp where people who have just joined the army, navy, or marines are trained.
- bromantic — noting or pertaining to a bromance: You might call this movie a bromantic comedy.
- bronchium — a medium-sized bronchial tube
- broomcorn — a variety of sorghum, Sorghum vulgare technicum, the long stiff flower stalks of which have been used for making brooms
- buck moth — a saturniid moth, Hemileuca maia, having delicate, grayish wings with a white band.
- cacodemon — an evil spirit or devil
- cacomixle — Alternative spelling of cacomixl.
- cactiform — resembling a cactus
- cairngorm — a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
- calamanco — a glossy woollen fabric woven with a checked design that shows on one side only
- calciform — Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
- calembour — a pun
- calimanco — calamanco.
- calimocho — a cocktail popular in Spanish-speaking countries, consisting of a mixture of cola and red wine
- calm down — If you calm down, or if someone calms you down, you become less angry, upset, or excited.
- camarillo — a city in SW California.
- cambiform — resembling a cambium
- cambodian — of or relating to Cambodia or its inhabitants
- camcorder — A camcorder is a portable video camera which records both pictures and sound.
- camel toe — the visual effect created when a woman's trousers cling too tightly to the crotch, emphasizing the shape of the pudenda
- camel-toe — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- cameroons — former region in W Africa consisting of two trust territories, French Cameroons (in 1960 forming the republic of Cameroon ) and British Cameroons (in 1961 divided between Cameroon and Nigeria)