13-letter words containing m, i, p
- campaign fund — money for a campaign, as of a political candidate, usually acquired through contributions by supporters.
- campaniliform — Alternative form of campaniform.
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- camping chair — a chair which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- campus police — police officers, security guards or students employed by a college or university to patrol the campus and to protect students, staff, and visitors
- cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- carbamazepine — an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy
- cat distemper — distemper1 (def 1c).
- catastrophism — an old doctrine, now discarded, that the earth was created and has subsequently been shaped by sudden divine acts which have no logical connection with each other rather than by gradual evolutionary processes
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- chairmanships — Plural form of chairmanship.
- championships — Plural form of championship.
- chapman stick — an electronically amplified musical instrument with ten or twelve strings and a fretted neck, which is played by striking the strings against the frets with the fingers
- chemical peel — a cosmetic treatment used to eliminate wrinkles, blemishes, etc., in which an acid is applied to the face, neck, or hands, causing a layer of skin to peel off.
- chemical pulp — wood pulp made from chemically treated and cooked wood fibers and used in the manufacture of better grades of paper.
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- chimney piece — mantelpiece
- chimney place — an open hearth.
- chimney sweep — A chimney sweep is a person whose job is to clean the soot out of chimneys.
- chimneypieces — Plural form of chimneypiece.
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- chromospheric — Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- claim-jumping — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- colonel blimp — an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- commandership — a person who commands.
- committeeship — (formerly) the office of a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court
- communion cup — a chalice from which a communicant drinks.
- compagination — a union or act of joining
- companies act — (in Britain) any of various laws that govern the formation, dissolution, and management of companies
- companion set — a set of fire irons on a stand
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- companionably — possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.
- companionhood — companionship
- companionless — Without a companion; friendless, alone.
- companionship — Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own.
- companionways — Plural form of companionway.