12-letter words containing r, m, c
- conterminate — conterminous
- conterminous — enclosed within a common boundary
- contrivement — contrivance
- control room — a room from which a system, network, or piece of equipment is controlled
- coomaraswamy — Ananda (Kentish). 1877–1947, Ceylonese art historian and interpreter of Indian culture to the West
- copolymerise — Alt form copolymerize.
- copolymerize — to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- coram judice — before a court having the authority to hear and decide (the case in question).
- coram populo — in the presence of the people; publicly
- cork cambium — a layer of meristematic cells in the cortex of the stems and roots of woody plants, the outside of which gives rise to cork cells and the inside to secondary cortical cells (phelloderm)
- corn earworm — the larva of the noctuid moth Heliothis armigera, which feeds on maize and many other crop plants
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- corporealism — materialism
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- costermonger — a person who sells fruit, vegetables, etc, from a barrow
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterimage — a corresponding image
- countermands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countermand.
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- countermined — Simple past tense and past participle of countermine.
- countermines — Plural form of countermine.
- countermoved — Simple past tense and past participle of countermove.
- countermoves — Plural form of countermove.
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- counterwoman — A woman who serves at a counter.
- country mile — a long way
- countrywoman — A countrywoman is a woman who lives in the country rather than in a city or a town.
- countrywomen — Plural form of countrywoman.
- courier firm — a firm that provides special delivery services
- 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.
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- craniometric — the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population.
- craniotomies — Plural form of craniotomy.
- crape myrtle — an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- crassamentum — a blood clot
- crater mound — huge, circular depression in central Ariz., believed to have been made by a meteorite: depth, 600 ft (183 m); diameter, 0.75 mi (1.2 km)
- craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
- cream cheese — Cream cheese is a very rich, soft white cheese.
- cream sherry — a full-bodied sweet sherry
- credit limit — Your credit limit is the amount of debt that you are allowed, for example, by your credit card company.
- credit terms — the terms and conditions under which an institution extends credit to a person
- cremationist — a person who advocates cremation instead of burial of the dead.
- crematoriums — Plural form of crematorium.
- creme brulee — a cream or custard dessert covered with caramelized sugar
- crime writer — a writer who writes detective fiction