10-letter words containing m, o, r, l
- bread mold — any of an order (Mucorales, esp. Rhizopus nigricans) of fungi often found on decaying vegetable matter or bread
- broomfield — a city in N central Colorado.
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calyciform — having the form of a calyx
- camelopard — giraffe
- camerlengo — a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
- camoufleur — a person who camouflages military equipment
- carambolas — Plural form of carambola.
- carmagnole — a dance and song popular during the French Revolution
- carom ball — the ball struck by the cue ball in rebounding off the object ball. Compare object ball (def 1).
- ceilometer — a device for determining the cloud ceiling, esp by means of a reflected light beam
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chloroform — Chloroform is a colourless liquid with a strong sweet smell, which makes you unconscious if you breathe its vapour.
- chromophil — a cell that takes a stain easily
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- circumoral — Around or encircling the mouth.
- 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.
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- classrooms — Plural form of classroom.
- clean room — an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- 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.
- cloak-room — a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.
- cloakmaker — Someone who makes cloaks.
- cloakrooms — Plural form of cloakroom.
- clockmaker — a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- cockalorum — a self-important little man
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (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.
- columellar — (biology, anatomy) Of or pertaining to a columella.
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- comparable — Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance.
- comparably — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- compilator — a compiler