11-letter words containing im
- chimpanzees — Plural form of chimpanzee.
- chlorimeter — a device used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- chlorimetry — the methods and procedures used to determine the amount of chlorine present in a preparation
- 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
- cleanlimbed — having shapely limbs
- climacteric — a critical event or period
- climategate — the scandal surrounding the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit whose researchers were accused of manipulating statistics on climate change to make global warming appear less of a threat
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatizing — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatology — the study of climate
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- clotrimazol — Alternative form of clotrimazole.
- coercimeter — an instrument used for measurement of coercive force
- collimating — Present participle of collimate.
- collimation — to bring into line; make parallel.
- 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
- common time — a time signature indicating four crotchet beats to the bar; four-four time
- compliments — a greeting of respect or regard
- comprimario — a secondary role in opera or ballet
- condimental — relating to or belonging to a condiment
- consimility — consimilitude
- crime scene — A crime scene is a place that is being investigated by the police because a crime has taken place there.
- crime sheet — a record of an individual's offences against regulations
- crime spree — a series of crimes committed in quick succession
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- crimean war — the war fought mainly in the Crimea between Russia on one side and Turkey, France, Sardinia, and Britain on the other (1853-56)
- crimebuster — (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
- criminalese — the jargon of criminals
- criminalise — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of criminalize.
- criminalist — a person who collects and analyses forensic evidence from the scene of a crime
- criminality — the state or quality of being criminal
- criminalize — If a government criminalizes an action or person, it officially declares that the action or the person's behaviour is illegal.
- crimination — An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination.
- criminative — involving crimination; accusatory.
- criminatory — Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing.
- criminology — Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals.
- crunch time — the critical moment
- cumulonimbi — Plural form of cumulonimbus.
- cutoff time — The cutoff time is the time at which a bank stops crediting same-day deposits.
- daimyo bond — a bearer bond issued in Japan and the eurobond market by the World Bank
- decimalized — Simple past tense and past participle of decimalize.
- decimalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- delimitated — Simple past tense and past participle of delimitate.
- densimeters — Plural form of densimeter.
- desublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- detrimental — Something that is detrimental to something else has a harmful or damaging effect on it.
- dim-sighted — with weak or indistinct vision
- dimensional — Of or pertaining to dimensions.