10-letter words containing m, c, o, e, r
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- changeroom — a room for use in changing one's clothes.
- checkrooms — Plural form of checkroom.
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- chemotroph — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chernozems — Plural form of chernozem.
- chironomer — a person who is skilled in chironomy
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- choreiform — resembling the signs and indications of chorea
- chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chrome red — any red pigment used in paints, consisting of a mixture of lead chromate and lead oxide; basic lead chromate
- chromogens — Plural form of chromogen.
- chromomere — any of the dense areas of chromatin along the length of a chromosome during the early stages of cell division
- chromonema — a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome
- chromosome — A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- clean room — an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- clinometer — an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
- cliometric — Of or pertaining to cliometrics.
- cloakmaker — Someone who makes cloaks.
- clockmaker — a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- co-manager — a person who manages something jointly with one or more other people
- coachmaker — A coachbuilder.
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- cocomposer — a fellow composer
- coffeeroom — A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained.
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- columellar — (biology, anatomy) Of or pertaining to a columella.
- comanchero — (in 19th-century New Mexico) a trader who traded with the Native American nomadic tribes such as the Comanche, Navajo, and Apache
- comburgess — (formerly) a fellow citizen or freeman of a borough
- come first — If you say that someone or something comes first for a particular person, you mean they treat or consider that person or thing as more important than anything else.
- come round — to be restored to life or consciousness