8-letter words containing c, o, m, r, i
- coronium — a hypothetical element whose existence was proposed in the 19th century to explain a green line seen in the solar coronal spectrum; this is now known to be highly-ionized iron and nickel
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- crim con — criminal conversation
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crow jim — reverse racism; racism by Black people against White people
- cubiform — having the shape of a cube
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- emictory — relating to emiction, the passing of urine
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- hormetic — of or relating to hormesis
- hormonic — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- inchworm — measuringworm.
- incomber — Archaic form of encumber.
- incomers — Plural form of incomer.
- incoterm — Alternative case form of Incoterm.
- intercom — an intercommunication system.
- isocryme — a line on a map connecting points that have the same temperature during the coldest period of a year
- isomeric — of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- jim crow — racial segregation
- jim-crow — favoring or supporting Jim Crow.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- macrotia — (medicine) Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear.
- marciano — Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- maricopa — a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- mediocer — Obsolete form of mediocre.
- mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- melchior — one of the three Magi.
- mercouri — Melina (məˈliːnə). 1925–94, Greek actress and politician: her films include Never on Sunday (1960); minister of culture (1981–85 and 1993–94)
- meteoric — of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
- mic drop — a gesture in which a person drops (or imitates the action of dropping) a handheld microphone to the ground as the finale to a speech or performance
- mic-drop — the act of intentionally dropping one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.
- micro ml — (uML) An interpreter for a subset of SML. Runs on MS-DOS. Written at the University of Umea, Sweden.
- microamp — One millionth ( 10-6 ) of an ampere, abbreviated as \u00b5A.
- microbar — a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one millionth of a bar; one dyne per square centimeter.
- microbat — Any of the small bats in the suborder Microchiroptera.
- microbes — Plural form of microbe.
- microbic — a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- microbot — A small mobile robot equipped with a microcontroller.
- microbus — minibus.
- microcap — (US, finance) The stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
- microcar — A very small car.
- microdot — a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.
- microjet — a light jet-propelled aircraft
- microlog — (architecture) A section of non-volitile memory used to record state information. Often used for retaining crash information after a reboot in embedded systems.