11-letter words containing c, u, m, e, r
- perithecium — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- precomputer — designating the period prior to the introduction of computers; occurring or existing in this period
- premier cru — See under cru.
- pretty much — mostly
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- procerebrum — (in certain invertebrates) the front part of the central nervous system
- proctodaeum — proctodeum.
- procurement — the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means: The organ procurement procedure is very complicated.
- producement — production
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- pump prices — petrol prices
- quechumaran — a proposed language stock comprising Quechua and Aymara
- radiocesium — cesium 137.
- re-accustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- recountment — the act or process of recounting or reciting something
- recruitment — the act or process of recruiting.
- red mercury — a supposedly radioactive substance that could be used in a bomb made from nuclear waste, widely believed to be part of a confidence trick in which gangsters sold useless material to terrorists in the early 1990s
- reductivism — reductionism.
- retinaculum — Anatomy, Zoology. any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rheumaticky — affected with rheumatism
- route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
- sericterium — a silk-producing gland in a silkworm
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- strumectomy — excision of part or all of a goiter.
- stumpsucker — windsucker; cribber.
- submergence — to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- summer camp — a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.
- summercater — a person who lives on the Maine coast only in the summer.
- supercilium — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
- supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
- tautometric — having the same metre or arrangement of syllables
- thermoduric — (of certain microorganisms) able to survive high temperatures, as during pasteurization.
- thumbsucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- traducement — to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
- truckmaster — an officer in charge of trade with Native Americans, esp among the early settlers
- tuberculoma — a tumour or other mass that grows from a tuberculous lesion or caused by the tubercle bacillus
- tumble cart — a horse-drawn cart having two solid wheels.
- tumorigenic — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- umbraculate — having an umbrella-like form or growth
- un-american — not American; not characteristic of or proper to the U.S.; foreign or opposed to the characters, values, standards, goals, etc., of the U.S.
- uncle remus — Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- uncomforted — not comforted or consoled
- unconfirmed — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
- unconformed — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.