12-letter words containing g, m
- change-maker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chasmogamous — pertaining to or having pollination occur in a fully opened flower.
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- childminding — Childminding is looking after children when it is done by someone such as a childminder.
- chimichangas — Plural form of chimichanga.
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chromatogram — a column or strip of material containing constituents of a mixture separated by chromatography
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chrome green — any green pigment made by mixing lead chromate with Prussian blue
- chromography — (obsolete) chromolithography.
- chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
- cinema-going — regularly attending the cinema
- cinematizing — Present participle of cinematize.
- circumcising — Present participle of circumcise.
- circumfusing — Present participle of circumfuse.
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- climbingfish — climbing perch.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- coccygectomy — (surgery) Surgical removal of the coccyx.
- code segment — (memory) (Intel 8086 CS) The area of memory containing the machine code instructions of a program. The code segment of a program may be shared between multiple processes running that code so long as none of them tries to modify it. Initialised data is located in the data segment.
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
- come running — hurry, rush
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- comfortingly — In a comforting manner.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- commentating — Present participle of commentate.
- compellingly — in a way that demands attention and interest
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- complainings — complaints
- complicating — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- compromising — If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
- compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
- conformingly — In a way that conforms.
- conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
- consignments — Plural form of consignment.
- console game — a video game requiring the use of a games console
- consummating — Present participle of consummate.
- cooking film — a plastic film used for wrapping or covering food