13-letter words containing m, a, t, r, e
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- carpenterworm — the larva of the carpenterworm moth.
- carpetmuncher — Alternative form of carpet muncher.
- casement door — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- cash customer — a purchaser who pays cash rather than by check, credit card, or charge account.
- cat distemper — distemper1 (def 1c).
- categorematic — (of a word) able to stand alone as a term or subject
- cattle market — A cattle market is a market where cattle are bought and sold.
- caveat emptor — Caveat emptor means 'let the buyer beware', and is a warning to someone buying something that it is their responsibility to identify and accept any faults in it.
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- cerium metals — the metals lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and samarium, forming a sub-group of the lanthanides
- cetane number — a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
- chase mortise — a mortise having one inclined narrow side.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemautotroph — an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or hydrogen sulphide
- cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chloromethane — methyl chloride.
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- chrematistics — Study of wealth.
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- 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
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- cinema verite — films characterized by subjects, actions, etc, that have the appearance of real life
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- circumagitate — (transitive) To agitate on all sides.
- circumambient — surrounding
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
- circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- cliometrician — An expert at cliometrics.
- clotted cream — Clotted cream is very thick cream made by heating milk gently and taking the cream off the top. It is made mainly in the south west of England.
- coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
- coconut cream — Also called cream of coconut. a creamy white liquid skimmed from the top of coconut milk that has been made by soaking grated coconut meat in water, used in East Indian cookery, mixed drinks, etc.
- come a stumer — to crash financially
- comfortablest — Superlative form of comfortable.
- commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
- commemoration — the act or an instance of commemorating