13-letter words containing c, o, m, n, l
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- cinnamon teal — a small, freshwater, wild duck, Anas cyanoptera, of North and South America, having chiefly cinnamon-red plumage.
- circumflexion — The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
- circumvolving — Present participle of circumvolve.
- clamorousness — The state or quality of being clamorous.
- clamp down on — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
- cleomenes iii — died 219? b.c.; king of Sparta (235?-220? b.c.); sought to institute sweeping social reforms
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- climatic zone — any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate
- climatization — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climbing iron — either of a pair of metal frames with spikes that may be strapped over footgear, on the inside of the leg to aid in climbing trees, public utility poles, etc.
- climbing rose — any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.
- cliometrician — An expert at cliometrics.
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- closed-minded — having a mind firmly unreceptive to new ideas or arguments: It's hard to argue with, much less convince, a closed-minded person.
- clown anemone — a widely distributed anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, having broad bands of orange and white: popular in home aquariums.
- coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
- cold moulding — the production of moulded articles from resins that polymerize chemically
- coleman stove — a portable kerosene camp stove
- colonel blimp — an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.
- column inches — the amount of coverage given to a story in a newspaper
- column vector — a collection of numbers, as the components of a vector, written vertically.
- combinability — capable of combining or being combined.
- combinational — Of or pertaining to (a) combination.
- combinatorial — of or involving combination, esp. mathematical combination
- commensalisms — a companion at table.
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- common mallow — cheese1 (def 5).
- common sallow — a small Eurasian willow tree, Salix cinerea, which has large catkins that appear before the leaves
- common school — a public elementary school
- commonalities — Plural form of commonality.
- commonwealths — Plural form of commonwealth.
- communalistic — Pertaining to communalism.
- communalities — the state or condition of being communal.
- communalizing — Present participle of communalize.
- communicology — the study of communication.
- commuter line — a railway line that mainly serves commuters
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- companionably — possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
- compartmental — divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
- compass plane — a plane for smoothing curved surfaces.
- compass plant — a tall plant, Silphium laciniatum, of central North America, that has yellow flowers and lower leaves that tend to align themselves at right angles to the strongest light, esp in a north-south plane: family Asteraceae (composites)
- compendiously — of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
- complacencies — a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.