11-letter words containing c, o, m, r, i
- chromium 51 — the radioactive isotope of chromium having a mass number 51 and a half-life of 27.8 days: used as a tracer.
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chromomeric — relating to chromomeres or pieces of chromatin that are part of a chromosome
- chromophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chylomicron — a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- cirrocumuli — Plural form of cirrocumulus.
- clamatorial — of or relating to the American flycatchers (family Tyrannidae)
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- clotrimazol — Alternative form of clotrimazole.
- co-chairman — one of two or more joint chairmen.
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- coercimeter — an instrument used for measurement of coercive force
- collunarium — a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.
- collutorium — collutory.
- cologarithm — the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number; the negative value of the logarithm
- colorimeter — an apparatus for determining the concentration of a solution of a coloured substance by comparing the intensity of its colour with that of a standard solution or with standard colour slides
- colorimetry — the analysis or measurement of color by means of a colorimeter
- colour film — a film for use in cameras that produces coloured pictures
- colubriform — shaped like or resembling a member of the Colubridae family of snakes
- columbarium — a vault having niches for funeral urns
- columbiform — Having the form of a dove or pigeon.
- columnarity — the fact or quality of being columnar
- columniform — Having the form of a column.
- combinators — Plural form of combinator.
- combinatory — combinative
- come in for — If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame, they receive it.
- come-hither — alluring; seductive
- comic opera — a play largely set to music, employing comic effects or situations
- comic strip — A comic strip is a series of drawings that tell a story, especially in a newspaper or magazine.
- comic verse — amusing verse
- comic-opera — comically vainglorious; having farcically self-important aspects: a comic-opera army, proud in its ceremonial splendor but inept on the battlefield.
- comisserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commercials — Plural form of commercial.
- comminatory — Threatening, punitive, or vengeful.
- commiserate — If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them.
- commissaire — (in professional cycle racing) a referee who travels in an open-topped car with the riders to witness any infringement of the rules
- commissural — Of or pertaining to a commissure.
- commissures — Plural form of commissure.
- comorbidity — the occurrence of more than one illness or condition at the same time
- comparatist — a person who carries out comparative studies, esp a student of comparative literature or comparative linguistics