9-letter words containing m, a, c, r, o
- carambole — to make a carom
- carbamino — relating to the compound produced when carbon dioxide reacts with an amino group
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carcinoma — Carcinoma is a type of cancer.
- cardamoms — Plural form of cardamom.
- care home — A care home is a large house or institution where people with particular problems or special needs are looked after.
- carromata — (in the Philippines) a light, two-wheeled covered vehicle, usually drawn by one horse.
- cartogram — a map showing statistical information in diagrammatic form
- caseworms — Plural form of caseworm.
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- caudiform — (zoology) Resembling a tail.
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- ceromancy — divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water
- chamfrons — Plural form of chamfron.
- charwoman — A charwoman is a woman who is employed to clean houses or offices.
- charwomen — Plural form of charwoman.
- chat room — A chat room is a site on the Internet where people can exchange messages about a particular subject.
- chatrooms — Plural form of chatroom.
- cherimoya — a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to the Andean highlands, which produces an oval fruit with cream-coloured flesh
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery
- chirimoya — cherimoya.
- chondroma — a benign cartilaginous growth or neoplasm
- chop mark — a notch or other mark made in a coin to indicate verification of its authenticity, especially by a banker or merchant in the Far East during the 18th or 19th centuries.
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- chromagen — (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.
- chromakey — (in colour television) a special effect in which a coloured background can be eliminated and a different background substituted
- chromates — Plural form of chromate.
- chromatic — In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones.
- chromatid — either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
- chromato- — indicating colour or coloured
- chromidia — chromatins in cell cytoplasm
- cladogram — a treelike diagram illustrating the development of a clade
- clamoring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamorous — If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting.
- clamoured — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourer — One who clamours.
- claremont — a town in SW California.
- claremore — a town in NE Oklahoma.
- classroom — A classroom is a room in a school where lessons take place.
- claviform — clavate
- claymores — Plural form of claymore.
- cleanroom — A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.
- climatory — Having to do with climate.
- cloakroom — In a public building, the cloakroom is the place where people can leave their coats, umbrellas, and so on.
- co durham — County Durham
- coalminer — One who mines for coal.
- coenamour — to enamour jointly
- cofferdam — a watertight structure, usually of sheet piling, that encloses an area under water, pumped dry to enable construction work to be carried out. Below a certain depth a caisson is required