11-letter words containing o, m, i
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- choirmaster — A choirmaster is a person whose job is to train a choir.
- chomo lhari — a peak on the Bhutan-Tibet border, in the Himalaya Mountains: sacred to Tibetans. 23,997 feet (7314 meters).
- chrismation — a rite of initiation involving anointing with chrism and taking place at the same time as baptism
- chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- christogram — a symbol of Christ, especially the Chi-Rho.
- chromatinic — Of or pertaining to chromatin.
- chrominance — the quality of light that causes the sensation of colour. It is determined by comparison with a reference source of the same brightness and of known chromaticity
- chromium 51 — the radioactive isotope of chromium having a mass number 51 and a half-life of 27.8 days: used as a tracer.
- chromogenic — producing colour
- chromomeric — relating to chromomeres or pieces of chromatin that are part of a chromosome
- chromophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chylomicron — a minute droplet of fat, found in blood and chyle, that is the form in which dietary fat is carried in these fluids
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- chymopapain — papain, esp. when injected into a slipped disk to dissolve pain-causing soft cartilage
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- cinemascope — an anamorphic process of wide-screen film projection in which an image of approximately twice the usual width is squeezed into a 35mm frame and then screened by a projector having complementary lenses
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- cirrocumuli — Plural form of cirrocumulus.
- clamatorial — of or relating to the American flycatchers (family Tyrannidae)
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- cleptomania — kleptomania
- climatology — the study of climate
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- clostridium — any anaerobic typically rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Clostridium, occurring mainly in soil, but also in the intestines of humans and animals: family Bacillaceae. The genus includes the species causing botulism and tetanus
- clotrimazol — Alternative form of clotrimazole.
- co-chairman — one of two or more joint chairmen.
- coal mining — the act, process, or industry of extracting coal from the earth
- coalignment — Alignment together.
- coati-mundi — coati
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- codominance — Ecology. being one of two or more species that are equally dominant in a biotic community: a forest in which oak and hickory are codominant.
- coenobitism — the practice of coenobites
- coenzymatic — of or relating to coenzymes
- coercimeter — an instrument used for measurement of coercive force
- coffee mill — a machine for grinding roasted coffee beans
- cognitivism — the meta-ethical thesis that moral judgments state facts and so are either true or false
- cognominate — of or relating to a cognomen
- colectomies — Plural form of colectomy.
- collimating — Present participle of collimate.
- collimation — to bring into line; make parallel.
- colloquiums — Plural form of colloquium.
- collunarium — a solution for application in the nose; nose drops.