10-letter words containing m, i, c, r
- chromidium — a length or particle of chromatin in cell cytoplasm
- chromophil — a cell that takes a stain easily
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- circumcise — If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off.
- circumcize — Misspelling of circumcise.
- circumduce — to cause (something) to circulate on its axis
- circumduct — (obsolete) To lead about or astray.
- 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'.
- circumfuse — to pour or spread (a liquid, powder, etc) around
- circummure — to surround by means of a wall
- circumoral — Around or encircling the mouth.
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamdigger — One who digs for clams.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- climateric — (obsolete) climatic.
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinometer — an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
- cliometric — Of or pertaining to cliometrics.
- clip frame — a picture frame that is held together by clips attaching the glass to the backing
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- cochairman — a person who cochairs an organization
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- collimator — a small telescope attached to a larger optical instrument as an aid in fixing its line of sight
- columbaria — Irregular plural form of columbarium.
- combinator — (computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
- 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.
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- comminutor — a machine that pulverizes solids, as in waste treatment.
- commissars — Plural form of commissar.
- commissary — A commissary is a shop that provides food and equipment in a place such as a military camp or a prison.
- commissure — a band of tissue linking two parts or organs, such as the nervous tissue connecting the right and left sides of the brain in vertebrates
- commixture — a mixture
- commorient — Dying together or at the same time.
- comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
- compatriot — Your compatriots are people from your own country.
- compersion — The feeling of joy one has experiencing another's joy, such as in witnessing a toddler's joy and feeling joy in response.
- competitor — A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.