11-letter words containing i, m, e
- centimilli- — one hundred-thousandth part of; the factor 10-5
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- centromeric — Pertaining to, or characteristic of centromeres.
- centrosomic — Relating to the centrosome.
- ceramic hob — (on an electric cooker) a flat ceramic cooking surface having heating elements fitted on the underside, usually patterned to show the areas where heat is produced
- ceramicists — Plural form of ceramicist.
- cerebralism — the theory that physical phenomena arise from the action of the brain
- cerebriform — resembling the brain in texture or structure
- ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- chain-smoke — Someone who chain-smokes smokes cigarettes or cigars continuously.
- chairwarmer — an office holder, committee member, or employee who is inactive and ineffective
- chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
- chambermaid — A chambermaid is a woman who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a hotel.
- chameleonic — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- chamfer bit — a bit for beveling the edge of a hole.
- champerties — Plural form of champerty.
- championess — a female champion
- charchemish — an ancient city in S Turkey, on the upper Euphrates: important city in the Mitanni kingdom; later the capital of the Hittite empire.
- charientism — (rhetoric) A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
- checkmating — Present participle of checkmate.
- cheese mite — a white soft-bodied free-living mite, Tyrophagus (or Tyroglyphus) longior, sometimes found in decaying cheese
- chemigraphy — any technique for making engravings or etchings using chemicals and without the aid of photography.
- chemiotaxis — Dated form of chemotaxis.
- chemisettes — Plural form of chemisette.
- chemisorbed — Simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb.
- chemistries — Plural form of chemistry.
- chemosmosis — chemical action between substances that are separated by a semipermeable membrane
- chemotactic — oriented movement toward or away from a chemical stimulus.
- chenopodium — (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
- cherishment — the act or process of cherishing
- chernozemic — of or relating to a chernozem
- chewing gum — Chewing gum is a kind of sweet that you can chew for a long time. You do not swallow it.
- childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
- chimney cap — a raised cover for the top of a chimney, usually in the form of a slab or cornice.
- chimney pot — A chimney pot is a short pipe which is fixed on top of a chimney.
- chimneylike — resembling a chimney
- chimpanzees — Plural form of chimpanzee.
- chiromancer — A palm reader, one who practices chiromancy.
- chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
- chlorimeter — a device used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chromomeric — relating to chromomeres or pieces of chromatin that are part of a chromosome
- chromophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chymiferous — containing chyme