10-letter words containing r, m
- cottierism — (in Ireland) the system of cottier tenure
- cotyliform — shaped like a cup
- coulometer — an electrolytic cell for measuring the magnitude of an electric charge by determining the total amount of decomposition resulting from the passage of the charge through the cell
- coulometry — a method used in quantitative analysis, whereby the amount of a substance set free or deposited during electrolysis is determined by measuring the number of coulombs that passed through the electrolyte.
- coumarilic — coumaric
- counterman — a man who works on a lunch counter or behind the counter of a cafe
- countermen — Plural form of counterman.
- countryman — Your countrymen are people from your own country.
- countrymen — a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
- coursemate — One who is taking the same academic course.
- court tomb — a type of Neolithic trapezoidal burial mound having a semicircular forecourt at one end and bounded by large standing stones, common in the British Isles.
- courtrooms — Plural form of courtroom.
- covermount — A covermount is a small gift attached to the front cover of a magazine.
- cramp ball — a hard round blackish ascomycetous fungus, Daldinia concentrica, characteristically found on the bark of ash trees and formerly carried to ward off cramp. The specific name refers to the concentric rings revealed if the fungus is sliced
- cramp iron — a piece of iron with bent ends for holding together building stones or the like.
- craniotomy — any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
- crash team — a medical team with special equipment able to be mobilized quickly to treat cardiac arrest
- cream cake — a cake containing a filling of cream
- cream pail — an open bowl of silver having a ladle or spoon for serving cream.
- cream puff — a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling
- cream soda — a carbonated soft drink flavoured with vanilla
- creameries — Plural form of creamery.
- creaminess — containing cream.
- creampuffs — Plural form of creampuff.
- creepmouse — an informal tickling game played with small children
- cremations — Plural form of cremation.
- crematoria — a crematory.
- cribriform — pierced with holes; sievelike
- crime wave — When more crimes than usual are committed in a particular place, you can refer to this as a crime wave.
- criminally — In a criminal manner.
- crimsoning — Present participle of crimson.
- crippledom — the state of being crippled
- cristiform — crest-shaped
- criticisms — the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
- cro magnon — an Upper Paleolithic population of humans, regarded as the prototype of modern Homo sapiens in Europe. Skeletal remains found in an Aurignacian cave in southern France indicate that the Cro-Magnon had long heads, broad faces, and sunken eyes, and reached a height of approximately 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm).
- cro-magnon — belonging to a prehistoric, Caucasoid type of human who lived on the European continent, distinguished by tallness and erect stature, and by the use of stone and bone implements, principally of Aurignacian culture
- crocosmias — Plural form of crocosmia.
- crossbeams — Plural form of crossbeam.
- crossclaim — a secondary claim brought by a defendant in a lawsuit on a co-defendant
- crossmatch — (pathology) To test that the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.
- crumbcloth — a cloth placed under a dining table to protect the carpet from crumbs and other material
- crumblings — any pieces of matter which have crumbled or fallen from a larger part
- crumminess — the state or quality of being crummy
- crumplings — crumpling or folding actions
- crunchtime — the tense, critical phase of an activity
- cryometers — Plural form of cryometer.
- cryometric — of or relating to cryometry
- cryptogams — Plural form of cryptogam.
- cryptogamy — the state of being a cryptogam
- cryptogram — a secret symbol