13-letter words containing p, m
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- chairmanships — Plural form of chairmanship.
- chamber opera — an opera requiring few performers and a small orchestra.
- championships — Plural form of championship.
- chapman stick — an electronically amplified musical instrument with ten or twelve strings and a fretted neck, which is played by striking the strings against the frets with the fingers
- chemautotroph — an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or hydrogen sulphide
- chemical peel — a cosmetic treatment used to eliminate wrinkles, blemishes, etc., in which an acid is applied to the face, neck, or hands, causing a layer of skin to peel off.
- chemical pulp — wood pulp made from chemically treated and cooked wood fibers and used in the manufacture of better grades of paper.
- 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
- chimney piece — mantelpiece
- chimney place — an open hearth.
- chimney sweep — A chimney sweep is a person whose job is to clean the soot out of chimneys.
- chimneypieces — Plural form of chimneypiece.
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- chromatograph — a piece of equipment that provides the outcome of a chromatographic test
- 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
- 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
- chromospheres — Plural form of chromosphere.
- chromospheric — Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
- chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- claim-jumping — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- clamp down on — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- colonel blimp — an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.
- combat troops — troops who are engaged in fighting
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- 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
- command paper — (in Britain) a government document that is presented to Parliament, in theory by royal command
- commandership — a person who commands.
- committeeship — (formerly) the office of a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court
- common prayer — the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer
- communion cup — a chalice from which a communicant drinks.
- compact cobol — (language) A subset of COBOL defined, but not published, ca. 1961.
- compactedness — the state of being compacted
- compagination — a union or act of joining
- companies act — (in Britain) any of various laws that govern the formation, dissolution, and management of companies
- companion set — a set of fire irons on a stand
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- companionably — possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.