10-letter words containing r, i, e, m
- bergsonism — the philosophy of Henri Bergson, which emphasizes duration as the basic element of experience and asserts the existence of a life-giving force that permeates the entire natural order
- besmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- bichromate — dichromate
- bimaternal — having the genetic material of two mothers but no father
- bimestrial — lasting for two months
- biometrics — that branch of biology which deals with its data statistically and by mathematical analysis
- biopolymer — a large molecule in a living organism
- birth name — the surname given a person at birth.
- bit stream — a simple contiguous sequence of binary digits transmitted continuously over a communications path; a sequence of data in binary form.
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- bomb aimer — a person whose job is to aim a bomb to be dropped from an aircraft
- bombardier — the member of a bomber aircrew responsible for aiming and releasing the bombs
- boosterism — the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses
- bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brickmaker — a person who makes bricks
- bridegroom — A bridegroom is a man who is getting married.
- bridesmaid — A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- bring home — introduce to parents
- broomfield — a city in N central Colorado.
- bumpy ride — experience: difficult
- burlingame — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.
- burnt lime — calcium oxide; quicklime
- burnt-lime — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- buttermilk — Buttermilk is the liquid that remains when fat has been removed from cream when butter is being made. You can drink buttermilk or use it in cooking.
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
- calceiform — shaped like a shoe or slipper
- calciminer — A person who calcimines.
- camel hair — the hair of the camel, used especially for cloth, painters' brushes, and Oriental rugs.
- camel-hair — A camel-hair coat is made of a kind of soft, thick woollen cloth, usually creamy-brown in colour.
- camelshair — (attributive) The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.
- cameralism — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- cameration — vaulting
- campaigner — A campaigner is a person who campaigns for social or political change.
- campership — financial aid given to a needy youngster to attend summer camp.
- campimeter — an instrument for determining the visual field.
- campimetry — a technique for assessing the central part of the visual field
- caporegime — the second in command to a capo; Mafia lieutenant.
- caramelise — (cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
- caramelize — If sugar caramelizes, it turns to caramel as a result of being heated.
- carchemish — an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 bc)
- carmichael — Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929)
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carpe diem — enjoy the pleasures of the moment, without concern for the future
- carthamine — a yellow or red dye obtained from safflower
- cefuroxime — (pharmaceutical drug) A second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.