12-letter words containing m, e, r, l
- colorimetric — a device that analyzes color by measuring a given color in terms of a standard color, a scale of colors, or certain primary colors.
- colour model — (graphics) Any system for representing colours as ordered sets of numbers. The most common colour models are RGB, CMYK, and HSB. There are several others, e.g. CMY, and the "Lab" system(?). See also: Pantone.
- column dress — a very straight, close-fitting dress.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- comic relief — a comic interlude, or comic element, in a tragedy
- commemorable — worthy of being commemorated
- commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- complementer — something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
- complimenter — a person who compliments
- compressedly — in a compressed manner
- compressible — If something is compressible, its volume can change when pressure is applied to it.
- comptrollers — Plural form of comptroller.
- compulsories — Plural form of compulsory.
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- computerless — having no computer
- computerlike — similar to a computer
- conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
- contemplator — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- copolymerise — Alt form copolymerize.
- copolymerize — to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer
- corporealism — materialism
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- country mile — a long way
- crape myrtle — an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- credit limit — Your credit limit is the amount of debt that you are allowed, for example, by your credit card company.
- creme brulee — a cream or custard dessert covered with caramelized sugar
- criminalized — Simple past tense and past participle of criminalize.
- criminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize.
- criminalness — (rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
- crumble away — disintegrate
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- damper pedal — a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
- dark mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity greater than 2.8 and that is generally dark in color.
- daydreamlike — resembling a daydream
- dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- declinometer — an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
- deflowerment — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- deformalized — Simple past tense and past participle of deformalize.
- deglamorized — Simple past tense and past participle of deglamorize.
- delta rhythm — the normal electrical activity of the cerebral cortex during deep sleep, occurring at a frequency of 1 to 4 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograph