11-letter words containing c, t, e, r, m
- canto fermo — a melody that is the basis to which other parts are added in polyphonic music
- carbutamide — An antidiabetic drug.
- cardiectomy — excision of the heart.
- carminative — able to relieve flatulence
- carpet moth — any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings
- carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
- carpetmaker — One who manufactures carpets.
- cashierment — the action of rejecting or dismissing
- cattle farm — a farm on which cattle are raised
- cctv camera — a closed-circuit television camera
- ceilometers — Plural form of ceilometer.
- cementatory — possessing the quality to firmly unite or cement
- center jump — a jump ball between the centers of the opposing teams, held in the circle at the center of the court, as at the beginning of each period.
- centigramme — Alternative spelling of centigram.
- centimeters — one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm, cm.
- centimetres — Plural form of centimetre.
- centimetric — having a length of one centimetre
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- centromeres — Plural form of centromere.
- centromeric — Pertaining to, or characteristic of centromeres.
- centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
- centrosomes — Plural form of centrosome.
- centrosomic — Relating to the centrosome.
- ceramicists — Plural form of ceramicist.
- chamber pot — A chamber pot is a round container shaped like a very large cup. Chamber pots used to be kept in bedrooms so that people could urinate in them instead of having to leave their room during the night.
- chamber-pot — a portable container, especially for urine, used in bedrooms.
- chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole.
- champerties — Plural form of champerty.
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- charientism — (rhetoric) A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
- chemistries — Plural form of chemistry.
- cherishment — the act or process of cherishing
- chlorimeter — a device used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chrome tape — magnetic recording tape coated with chrome dioxide
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- chromometer — An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard.
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
- chronometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of chronometer.
- chronometry — the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
- circle time — a time in which pre-school or primary school children sit in a circle and take turns to speak, usually with possession of a circulated object being the sign of whose turn it is
- circumflect — to emphasize with a circumflex accent
- circumspect — If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- clickstream — a record of the path taken by users through a website, enabling designers to access the use being made of their website
- climacteric — a critical event or period
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.