13-letter words containing m, c, n, u
- ceremoniously — If someone does something ceremoniously, they do it in an extremely formal way.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
- cerumenolytic — (pharmacology) A chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).
- 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
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chestnut clam — Astarte (def 2).
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- cinematheques — Plural form of cinematheque.
- circumambient — surrounding
- circumcisions — Plural form of circumcision.
- circumduction — the action of turning anything on its axis
- circumference — The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
- circumflexing — Present participle of circumflex.
- circumflexion — The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
- circumjacency — the state of being circumjacent
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- circumventing — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvolving — Present participle of circumvolve.
- claim-jumping — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- clamorousness — The state or quality of being clamorous.
- cns stimulant — A CNS stimulant is any substance that stimulates the central nervous system.
- 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.
- cold moulding — the production of moulded articles from resins that polymerize chemically
- column inches — the amount of coverage given to a story in a newspaper
- column vector — a collection of numbers, as the components of a vector, written vertically.
- commaundement — Obsolete spelling of commandment.
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
- commensurates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commensurate.
- commented out — comment out
- common ground — If two people or groups find common ground, they agree about something, especially when they do not agree about other things.
- common iguana — the green iguana (Iguana iguana)
- communalistic — Pertaining to communalism.
- communalities — the state or condition of being communal.
- communalizing — Present participle of communalize.
- communautaire — supporting the principles of the European Community (now the European Union)
- communicating — making or having a direct connection from one room to another
- communication — Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves.
- communicative — Someone who is communicative talks to people, for example about their feelings, and tells people things.
- communicators — Plural form of communicator.
- communicatory — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- communicology — the study of communication.
- communion cup — a chalice from which a communicant drinks.