12-letter words containing m, y, c, e
- chimneypiece — A chimneypiece is the same as a mantlepiece.
- chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- chronosystem — A pattern of events and transitions over the course of a person's life.
- chrysomelids — Plural form of chrysomelid.
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- city academy — (in England and Wales) a type of secondary school funded partly by the government and partly by private finance
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- class system — a system in which social status is largely determined by the family into which a person is born
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clitorectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- coccygectomy — (surgery) Surgical removal of the coccyx.
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- come-all-you — a street ballad, especially in England.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- commendatory — serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- commensality — eating together at the same table.
- commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- company time — the regular hours during which employees are expected to work
- compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
- compellingly — in a way that demands attention and interest
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- compound eye — the convex eye of insects and some crustaceans, consisting of numerous separate light-sensitive units (ommatidia)
- compound key — (database) (Or "multi-part key", "concatenated key") A key which consists of more than one attribute of the body of information (e.g. database "record") it identifies.
- compressedly — in a compressed manner
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- condemnatory — Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval.
- consummately — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contemporary — Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
- contemptibly — deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
- copolymerise — Alt form copolymerize.
- copolymerize — to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- cosmetically — a powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc.
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- country mile — a long way
- countrywomen — Plural form of countrywoman.
- coxey's army — Jacob Sechler [sech-ler] /ˈsɛtʃ lər/ (Show IPA), 1854–1951, U.S. political reformer: led a group of unemployed marchers (Coxey's army) in 1894 from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to petition Congress for legislation to create jobs and relieve poverty.
- crape myrtle — an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
- cream sherry — a full-bodied sweet sherry
- crumble away — disintegrate
- crymotherapy — cryotherapy.
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- cryptosystem — a system for encoding and decoding secret messages.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects