12-letter words containing m, e, t, i
- characterism — the description of character
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- chemiosmotic — relating to the process of chemiosmosis
- chemotrophic — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- chlorimetric — of or relating to chlorimetry
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chronometric — of a chronometer or chronometry
- ciment fondu — a type of quick-hardening refractory cement having a high alumina content
- cinematheque — a small intimate cinema
- cinematizing — Present participle of cinematize.
- circumcenter — the center of a circumscribed circle; that point where any two perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a polygon inscribed in the circle intersect.
- circumcentre — the centre of a circumscribed circle
- circumfluent — flowing around; surrounding; encompassing
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- circumjacent — surrounding; lying around
- circumlocute — to speak in a circuitous way
- circumnutate — to rotate slightly on a central axis
- circumrotate — to turn like a wheel; rotate
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvolute — To roll, curl or twist around.
- citron melon — a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved
- city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- clement viii — (Ippolito Aldobrandini) 1536–1605, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1592–1605.
- clement xiii — (Carlo della Torre Rezzonico) 1693–1769, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1758–69.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- collectivism — Collectivism is the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country. Socialism and communism are both forms of collectivism.
- colorimeters — Plural form of colorimeter.
- 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.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- combustibles — Plural form of combustible.
- come off it! — stop trying to fool me!
- come to life — If something or someone comes to life, they become active.
- come to mind — be recalled
- come up with — If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- commendation — the act or an instance of commending; praise
- commensality — eating together at the same table.