8-letter words containing c, o, m
- chemosis — (medicine) A chemically-induced swelling of the mucous membrane of the eye.
- chemulpo — Inchon.
- chiefdom — a graded social group led by a chief whose position the chief usually accedes to
- chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
- chimbote — a port in N central Peru: contains Peru's first steelworks (1958), using hydroelectric power from the Santa River. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- chloasma — the appearance on a person's skin, esp of the face, of patches of darker colour: associated with hormonal changes caused by liver disease or the use of oral contraceptives
- chloroma — A myeloid sarcoma.
- choirman — a man who is a singer in a choir
- choliamb — an imperfect iambic metre, with a spondee as the last foot
- chompers — (informal) teeth.
- chomping — Present participle of chomp.
- choreman — a handyman or odd-job man
- choriamb — a metrical foot used in classical verse consisting of four syllables, two short ones between two long ones (– ◡ ◡ –)
- chorioma — any benign or malignant tumor of chorionic tissue; choriocarcinoma.
- chosisme — a writing style in which plot and characterization are de-emphasized and people, events, and setting are recorded as though seen by the author through the lens of a camera.
- chowtime — the time for eating a meal
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.
- chromate — any salt or ester of chromic acid. Simple chromate salts contain the divalent ion, CrO42–, and are orange
- chromene — a compound derived from plants, used as an insecticide
- chromide — any fish of the family Cichlidae
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chromite — a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr2O4
- chromium — Chromium is a hard, shiny metallic element, used to make steel alloys and to coat other metals.
- chromize — to plate with chromium
- chromous — of or containing chromium in the divalent state
- chroneme — A basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant.
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- ciborium — a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
- cimarosa — Domenico. 1749–1801, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage (1792)
- cimarron — river flowing from NE N.Mex. eastward to the Arkansas River, near Tulsa, Okla.: c. 600 mi (966 km)
- cimbalom — a type of dulcimer, esp of Hungary
- cimolite — a soft, clayey mineral of white, grey, or reddish coloration
- cinnamon — Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food.
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- clamored — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamorer — Alternative spelling of clamourer.
- clamours — Plural form of clamour.
- clamworm — any of several burrowing polychaete worms of the genus Nereis, used as bait for fishing.
- claymore — a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
- clomping — Present participle of clomp.
- cloyment — satiety
- cloysome — having a cloying nature
- clubmoss — Alternative spelling of club moss.
- clubroom — a room used by a club for meetings, activities, socializing, etc
- coachman — A coachman was a man who drove a coach that was pulled by horses.
- coachmen — Plural form of coachman.
- coadmire — to admire together
- coagment — (obsolete) To join together.