11-letter words containing c, o, m, s
- chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- christogram — a symbol of Christ, especially the Chi-Rho.
- chromascope — An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
- chromomeres — Plural form of chromomere.
- chromoplasm — chromatin.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- chromoscope — a piece of equipment that is used to examine different aspects of colour including, for example, intensity
- chromosomal — Chromosomal means relating to or connected with chromosomes.
- chromosomes — any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
- chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chucklesome — amusing; full of humour
- chum salmon — a large salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with pale flesh, found in the N Pacific
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- cinemascope — an anamorphic process of wide-screen film projection in which an image of approximately twice the usual width is squeezed into a 35mm frame and then screened by a projector having complementary lenses
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- closed game — a relatively complex game involving closed ranks and files and permitting only nontactical positional manoeuvring
- closed term — (theory) A term with no free variables.
- 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
- coenobitism — the practice of coenobites
- cognitivism — the meta-ethical thesis that moral judgments state facts and so are either true or false
- colectomies — Plural form of colectomy.
- colloquiums — Plural form of colloquium.
- colonialism — Colonialism is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth.
- colostomies — Plural form of colostomy.
- columnistic — belonging or relating to a columnist
- combinators — Plural form of combinator.
- combo store — a combined drugstore and supermarket.
- combustible — A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
- combustibly — In a combustible manner.
- combustions — Plural form of combustion.
- combustious — turbulent
- come across — If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.
- comediennes — Plural form of comedienne.
- comedy show — a funny programme on TV or radio
- comestibles — food
- comfortless — to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss.
- comic strip — A comic strip is a series of drawings that tell a story, especially in a newspaper or magazine.
- comic verse — amusing verse
- comicalness — The state or quality of being comical.
- comisserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commandants — Plural form of commandant.
- commandeers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commandeer.