8-letter words containing m, i, c, r
- cornmill — a mill for making flour
- coronium — a hypothetical element whose existence was proposed in the 19th century to explain a green line seen in the solar coronal spectrum; this is now known to be highly-ionized iron and nickel
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- cramming — intensive study, esp in order to pass an exam
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- cramping — cramp iron.
- creamier — Comparative form of creamy.
- creamily — In a creamy manner.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- creampie — Alternative spelling of cream pie.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- crim con — criminal conversation
- crimeful — criminal; filled with crime
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- criminis — Plural form of crimini.
- crimpers — to press into small regular folds; make wavy.
- crimping — Compress (something) into small folds or ridges.
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crow jim — reverse racism; racism by Black people against White people
- crumbing — Present participle of crumb.
- crummier — Also, crumby. Slang. dirty and run-down; shabby; seedy: a crummy fleabag of a hotel. of little or no value; cheap; worthless: crummy furniture that falls apart after a month of use. wretchedly inadequate; miserable; lousy: They pay crummy salaries.
- crummies — a cow with crooked horns.
- cubiform — having the shape of a cube
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- curcumin — a yellow pigment, derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, and the main active ingredient of turmeric. It is an antioxidant and has anti-inflammatory properties
- decemvir — (in ancient Rome) a member of a board of ten magistrates, esp either of the two commissions established in 451 and 450 bc to revise the laws
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- dimetric — (in technical drawing) denoting or incorporating a method of showing projection or perspective using a set of three geometric axes, of which two are of the same scale or dimension but the third is of another.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- dulcimer — Also called hammered dulcimer, hammer dulcimer. a trapezoidal zither with metal strings that are struck with light hammers.
- emictory — relating to emiction, the passing of urine
- empierce — to pierce or cut
- empirics — Plural form of empiric.
- endermic — (medicine) Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.
- epimeric — Of or pertaining to an epimer.
- eremetic — Of or pertaining to eremites, reclusive, isolated.
- eremitic — Characteristic of a hermit.
- excimers — Plural form of excimer.
- exorcism — The expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place.
- filmcard — microfiche.
- francium — a radioactive element of the alkali metal group. Symbol: Fr; atomic number: 87.
- germanic — of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
- gimcrack — a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- grimaced — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.