11-letter words containing e, m, o, c
- atherectomy — the removal of plaque from an artery by means of a tiny rotating cutting blade inserted through a catheter.
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- atomic heat — the product of an element's atomic weight and its specific heat (capacity)
- atomic pile — nuclear reactor
- audiometric — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- axonometric — of or relating to a projection method of representing three-dimensional objects on a flat surface
- bachelordom — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- bicomponent — a fibre composed of two compounds
- bid welcome — to receive with cordial greetings
- bimolecular — (of a chemical complex, collision, etc) having or involving two molecules
- bimorphemic — pertaining to two morphemes
- biochemical — Biochemical changes, reactions, and mechanisms relate to the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biomedicine — the medical study of the effects of unusual environmental stress on human beings, esp in connection with space travel
- biometrical — pertaining to biometry
- biomimetics — the study and development of synthetic systems that mimic the formation, function, or structure of biologically produced substances and materials and biological mechanisms and processes.
- biomolecule — a molecule occurring naturally in living organisms
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- bomb crater — the crater in the ground, pavement, etc, left in the aftermath of an explosion
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
- bumper crop — large harvest
- cabbageworm — any caterpillar that feeds on cabbages, esp that of the cabbage white
- cable modem — (communications, hardware) A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
- cacodemonic — relating to cacodemons
- cacomistles — Plural form of cacomistle.
- cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
- calorimeter — an apparatus for measuring amounts of heat, esp to find specific heat capacities, calorific values, etc
- calorimetry — measurement of the quantity of heat
- camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
- camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
- cameo glass — an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.
- cameraphone — a mobile phone incorporating a camera
- camerawoman — a woman who operates a film or television camera
- camerawomen — Plural form of camerawoman.
- cameroonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Republic of Cameroon or its inhabitants
- camino real — a main road; highway.
- camouflaged — concealed or disguised
- camouflages — Plural form of camouflage.
- camp robber — Canada jay
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
- camphor ice — an ointment consisting of camphor, white wax, spermaceti, and castor oil, used to treat skin ailments, esp chapped skin
- camphorated — impregnated or combined with camphor
- camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
- camphorweed — vinegarweed.
- cancelmoose — (messaging) A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenet articles posted by others. (In general, an article can only be cancelled by its original author.) The Cancelmoose's usual target is spam or extremely excessive cross-posting. Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and Shub Internet exist; others consider Cancelmoose's historicity to be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably real, seeing as how it has its own website.
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- cannot seem — If you say that you cannot seem or could not seem to do something, you mean that you have tried to do it and were unable to.
- canto fermo — a melody that is the basis to which other parts are added in polyphonic music