13-letter words containing m, o, t, e
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- cerumenolytic — (pharmacology) A chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).
- chase mortise — a mortise having one inclined narrow side.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chemautotroph — an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or hydrogen sulphide
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- chemoreceptor — a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation
- chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
- cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
- chloromethane — methyl chloride.
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- cholesteatoma — A destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process.
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromatophore — a cell in the skin of frogs, chameleons, etc, in which pigment is concentrated or dispersed, causing the animal to change colour
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- 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
- chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- cinnamon teal — a small, freshwater, wild duck, Anas cyanoptera, of North and South America, having chiefly cinnamon-red plumage.
- circumlocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumlocute.
- circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- claim to fame — Someone's claim to fame is something quite important or interesting that they have done or that is connected with them.
- cleistogamous — having small, unopened, self-pollinating flowers, usually in addition to the showier flowers
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- climatic zone — any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate
- cliometrician — An expert at cliometrics.
- clistothecium — cleistothecium.
- close to home — affecting sb personally
- close-mouthed — Someone who is close-mouthed about something does not say much about it.
- closed system — a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.
- clotted cream — Clotted cream is very thick cream made by heating milk gently and taking the cream off the top. It is made mainly in the south west of England.
- co-management — the practice of managing something jointly
- coal merchant — a person engaged in the purchase and sale of coal for profit
- coconut cream — Also called cream of coconut. a creamy white liquid skimmed from the top of coconut milk that has been made by soaking grated coconut meat in water, used in East Indian cookery, mixed drinks, etc.
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- coleman stove — a portable kerosene camp stove
- column vector — a collection of numbers, as the components of a vector, written vertically.
- combat jacket — a military-style jacket, usually khaki, olive green, or with camouflage colours
- combativeness — The state of being combative.
- come a stumer — to crash financially
- come out with — If you come out with a remark, especially a surprising one, you make it.
- come to blows — to fight
- come to grief — If something comes to grief, it fails. If someone comes to grief, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt.
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting