13-letter words containing e, m, p, a
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromatophore — a cell in the skin of frogs, chameleons, etc, in which pigment is concentrated or dispersed, causing the animal to change colour
- chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- command paper — (in Britain) a government document that is presented to Parliament, in theory by royal command
- commandership — a person who commands.
- common prayer — the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer
- compactedness — the state of being compacted
- companies act — (in Britain) any of various laws that govern the formation, dissolution, and management of companies
- companion set — a set of fire irons on a stand
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
- company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- comparatively — in a comparative manner
- compare notes — to exchange opinions
- compartimento — any of the 18 administrative districts into which Italy is divided.
- compartmental — divided into compartments: a compartmental office; a compartmental agency.
- compartmented — Divided into compartments.
- compass plane — a plane for smoothing curved surfaces.
- compassionate — If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
- compensations — Plural form of compensation.
- complacencies — a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
- complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
- complex plane — a plane the points of which are complex numbers.
- complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- compound leaf — a leaf consisting of two or more leaflets borne on the same leafstalk
- compressional — relating to compression
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- computer game — A computer game is a game that you play on a computer or on a small portable piece of electronic equipment.
- concept album — an album that has a unifying theme or that tells a single story
- conceptualism — the philosophical theory that the application of general words to a variety of objects reflects the existence of some mental entity through which the application is mediated and which constitutes the meaning of the term
- contemplating — to think studiously; meditate; consider deliberately.
- contemplation — thoughtful or long consideration or observation
- contemplatist — a contemplator
- contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
- contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- copy the mail — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
- cor pulmonale — pulmonary heart disease: a serious heart condition in which there is enlargement and failure of the right ventricle resulting from lung disease
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
- crape jasmine — a shrub, Tabernaemontana divaricata, native to India, having white flowers that are fragrant at night.
- cryptoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- cymbocephalic — scaphocephaly.