11-letter words containing r, e, 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.
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- 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
- 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
- chymiferous — containing chyme
- cine camera — a camera in which a strip of film moves past the lens, usually to give 16 or 24 exposures per second, thus enabling moving pictures to be taken
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- circle time — a time in which pre-school or primary school children sit in a circle and take turns to speak, usually with possession of a circulated object being the sign of whose turn it is
- circumcised — (of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
- circumciser — to remove the prepuce of (a male), especially as a religious rite.
- circumcises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumcise.
- circumcized — Simple past tense and past participle of circumcize.
- circumflect — to emphasize with a circumflex accent
- circumfused — Simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse.
- circumfuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumfuse.
- circumspect — If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.
- circumvents — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumvent.
- circumvolve — to (cause to) turn around
- clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
- clericalism — a policy of upholding the power of the clergy
- clickstream — a record of the path taken by users through a website, enabling designers to access the use being made of their website
- climacteric — a critical event or period
- 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).
- cochlearium — In Ancient Rome, a small spoon with a long tapering handle.
- coercimeter — an instrument used for measurement of coercive force
- colorimeter — an apparatus for determining the concentration of a solution of a coloured substance by comparing the intensity of its colour with that of a standard solution or with standard colour slides
- colorimetry — the analysis or measurement of color by means of a colorimeter
- come in for — If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame, they receive it.
- come-hither — alluring; seductive
- comic opera — a play largely set to music, employing comic effects or situations
- comic verse — amusing verse
- comic-opera — comically vainglorious; having farcically self-important aspects: a comic-opera army, proud in its ceremonial splendor but inept on the battlefield.
- comisserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commercials — Plural form of commercial.
- commiserate — If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them.
- commissaire — (in professional cycle racing) a referee who travels in an open-topped car with the riders to witness any infringement of the rules
- commissures — Plural form of commissure.
- comparative — You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
- compatriate — Misspelling of compatriot.
- competitors — a person, team, company, etc., that competes; rival.
- competitory — competitive.
- complainers — Plural form of complainer.
- compressing — Present participle of compress.