12-letter words containing t, m, r, c
- atomic power — nuclear power.
- auction room — a room in a building where auctions take place
- autorhythmic — That generates its own rhythm.
- axisymmetric — being symmetrical around an axis
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- bach trumpet — a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's music
- backcourtman — any of the players stationed in the backcourt; a guard
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
- bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
- beauty cream — a cosmetic cream
- beech marten — stone marten.
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- black market — If something is bought or sold on the black market, it is bought or sold illegally.
- black stream — a warm ocean current in the Pacific, flowing N along the E coast of Taiwan, NE along the E coast of Japan, and continuing in an easterly direction into the open Pacific.
- black-market — to black-marketeer.
- bomb factory — a site or building in which terrorists illicitly and secretly create bombs
- bracket lamp — a wall light that is attached to the wall by a bracket
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
- by my certie — assuredly
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- call to arms — a command to report for active military duty.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- calorimetric — the measurement of heat.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- caméra stylo — the use of the camera as a means of personal expression, esp as practised by some directors of the New Wave
- cameralistic — of or relating to public finance.
- camper truck — a pickup truck having a camper mounted on the truck body.
- camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- canting arms — a coat of arms making visual reference to the surname of its owner
- carol stream — a town in NE Illinois.
- carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
- carry permit — a license to carry a handgun on one's person.
- cathetometer — an instrument measuring minute height differences
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cellarmaster — a person in charge of a wine cellar.
- cement mixer — A cement mixer is a machine with a large revolving container into which builders put cement, sand, and water in order to make concrete.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- central time — standard time or daylight saving time in the time zone which includes the central states of the U.S.
- centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- cerium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the terbium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- cervicectomy — (medicine) Surgical removal of the cervix.
- chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest