12-letter words containing e, y, a, m
- calumet city — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- calycanthemy — the abnormal development of the calyx of a flower into a structure resembling a corolla
- camera ready — (publication) A final edition of a document or graphic (e.g. a newspaper advertisement or a technical paper for a journal) that is of suitable quality for mass reproduction by making printing plates from the negatives by photoengraving.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- camera-ready — designating or of copy, artwork, etc. that is ready to be photographed for making into a plate for printing
- caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
- carbamylurea — biuret.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- carry permit — a license to carry a handgun on one's person.
- cash economy — an economic system, or part of one, in which financial transactions are carried out in cash rather than via direct debit, standing order, bank transfer, or credit card
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- caste system — the division of Hindu society into four major hereditary classes
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
- ceremonially — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- chamaephytes — Plural form of chamaephyte.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- company time — the regular hours during which employees are expected to work
- compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contemporary — Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- coxey's army — Jacob Sechler [sech-ler] /ˈsɛtʃ lər/ (Show IPA), 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey's army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty.
- crape myrtle — an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
- cream sherry — a full-bodied sweet sherry
- crumble away — disintegrate
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience