10-letter words containing m, e, r, l
- bohmerwald — German name of Bohemian Forest.
- bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bread mold — any of an order (Mucorales, esp. Rhizopus nigricans) of fungi often found on decaying vegetable matter or bread
- broomfield — a city in N central Colorado.
- burlingame — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.
- burnt lime — calcium oxide; quicklime
- burnt-lime — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- buttermilk — Buttermilk is the liquid that remains when fat has been removed from cream when butter is being made. You can drink buttermilk or use it in cooking.
- cablegrams — Plural form of cablegram.
- calamander — the hard black-and-brown striped wood of several trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. quaesita of India and Sri Lanka, used in making furniture: family Ebenaceae
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calciminer — A person who calcimines.
- camberwell — a former residential borough of Greater London, England, now part of Southwark.
- camel hair — the hair of the camel, used especially for cloth, painters' brushes, and Oriental rugs.
- camel-hair — A camel-hair coat is made of a kind of soft, thick woollen cloth, usually creamy-brown in colour.
- camelopard — giraffe
- camelshair — (attributive) The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.
- cameralism — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- camerlengo — a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
- camoufleur — a person who camouflages military equipment
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- caramelise — (cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
- caramelize — If sugar caramelizes, it turns to caramel as a result of being heated.
- carmagnole — a dance and song popular during the French Revolution
- carmichael — Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929)
- cathemeral — Relating to organisms that have sporadic and random intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired.
- cavalrymen — a soldier in the cavalry.
- ceilometer — a device for determining the cloud ceiling, esp by means of a reflected light beam
- cellar-man — a person who is in charge of the alcoholic-beverage supply of a hotel or restaurant.
- cemeterial — of or relating to a cemetery or to burial.
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- cerebellum — The cerebellum is a part of the brain in humans and other mammals that controls the body's movements and balance.
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
- chambranle — the three-sided ornamental bordering found around doors, windows, and fireplaces
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chimerical — wildly fanciful; imaginary
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- circumflex — A circumflex or a circumflex accent is a symbol written over a vowel in French and other languages, usually to indicate that it should be pronounced longer than usual. It is used for example in the word 'rôle'.
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamdigger — One who digs for clams.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- clawhammer — denoting a style of plucking the strings of a banjo in which the hand forms a clawlike shape
- 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
- climateric — (obsolete) climatic.