11-letter words containing m, e, c, l
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- blastematic — blastemal
- butter clam — any of a genus (Saxidomus) of large, edible clams found along the Pacific coast of North America
- cable modem — (communications, hardware) A type of modem that allows people to access the Internet via their cable television service. A cable modem can transfer data at 500 kbps or higher, compared with 28.8 kbps for common telephone line modems, but the actual transfer rates may be lower depending on the number of other simultaneous users on the same cable. Industry pundits often point out that the cable system still does not have the bandwidth or service level in many areas to make this feasible. For example, it has to be capable of two-way communication. See also: DOCSIS.
- cacomistles — Plural form of cacomistle.
- call market — the market for lending call money.
- call number — the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf location
- calligramme — words arranged to form a picture
- calorimeter — an apparatus for measuring amounts of heat, esp to find specific heat capacities, calorific values, etc
- calorimetry — measurement of the quantity of heat
- calumniated — Simple past tense and past participle of calumniate.
- calumniates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate.
- camel corps — a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
- camel grass — a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.
- camel train — a series of camels tied in single file, used to transport goods or passengers
- camelopards — Plural form of camelopard.
- cameo glass — an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.
- camino real — a main road; highway.
- camouflaged — concealed or disguised
- camouflages — Plural form of camouflage.
- campanulate — (esp of flower corollas) shaped like a bell
- campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
- campbellite — a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- campbeltown — a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in SW Scotland: resort.
- campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
- cancelm00se — Cancelmoose
- cancelmoose — (messaging) A semi-mythical being that cancels Usenet articles posted by others. (In general, an article can only be cancelled by its original author.) The Cancelmoose's usual target is spam or extremely excessive cross-posting. Some believe that the Cancelmoose exists only in the same mythic sense that B1FF, the NSA line eater and Shub Internet exist; others consider Cancelmoose's historicity to be closer to that of Kibo. The latter group assume that the real Cancelmoose is not one person (or moose), but instead is a cabal of NNTP wonks. However, the Cancelmoose is probably real, seeing as how it has its own website.
- candelabrum — A candelabrum is the same as a candelabra.
- candleflame — Flame of a candle.
- candlemaker — Someone who makes candles; candler.
- caramelized — Simple past tense and past participle of caramelize.
- caramelizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caramelize.
- carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
- carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
- casual game — A casual game is a simple video game that is easy to play.
- catechismal — Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
- cattle farm — a farm on which cattle are raised
- cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
- cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
- cavalierism — the principles or practice of cavaliers
- ceilometers — Plural form of ceilometer.
- centimilli- — one hundred-thousandth part of; the factor 10-5
- centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
- cephalogram — An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- cerebellums — Plural form of cerebellum.
- cerebralism — the theory that physical phenomena arise from the action of the brain
- ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
- ceylon moss — a red East Indian seaweed, Gracilaria lichenoides, from which agar is made
- chaenomeles — any of a genus of deciduous shrubs within the family Rosaceae, native to East Asia