13-letter words containing m, u, c, r
- cetane number — a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chamber music — Chamber music is classical music written for a small number of instruments.
- charmed quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 1.0 to 1.6 GeV/c2, a positive charge that is 2⁄3 the charge of an electron, +1 charm, and zero strangeness
- chemautotroph — an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or hydrogen sulphide
- chemosurgical — of or relating to chemosurgery
- chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chub mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomber japonicus, of Atlantic and Pacific seas and parts of the Indian Ocean.
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- circumagitate — (transitive) To agitate on all sides.
- circumambages — round-about methods
- circumambient — surrounding
- circumcisions — Plural form of circumcision.
- circumduction — the action of turning anything on its axis
- circumductory — relating to circumduction
- circumference — The circumference of a circle, place, or round object is the distance around its edge.
- circumflexing — Present participle of circumflex.
- circumflexion — The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
- circumjacency — the state of being circumjacent
- circumlocutes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumlocute.
- circumorbital — (anatomy) Around the eye.
- circumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- circumscribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumscribe.
- circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
- circumvallate — to surround with a defensive fortification
- circumventing — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- circumvolving — Present participle of circumvolve.
- ciudad madero — city in Tamaulipas state, EC Mexico: suburb of Tampico: pop. 160,000
- clamorousness — The state or quality of being clamorous.
- cloud chamber — an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour. Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
- coal measures — a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system
- 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.
- colour camera — a camera that takes colour photographs
- colour scheme — In a room or house, the colour scheme is the way in which colours have been used to decorate it.
- columelliform — like a columella.
- column vector — a collection of numbers, as the components of a vector, written vertically.
- come a stumer — to crash financially
- come up roses — If you say that everything is coming up roses for someone, you mean that everything is going well for them.
- come up short — disappoint
- commeasurable — having the same measure or extent; commensurate.
- commensurable — having a common factor
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.