11-letter words containing ome
- chromometer — An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard.
- chromosomes — any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.
- chronometer — A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.
- chronometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of chronometer.
- chronometry — the science or technique of measuring time with extreme accuracy
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- chucklesome — amusing; full of humour
- churchwomen — Plural form of churchwoman.
- clergywomen — Plural form of clergywoman.
- clinometers — Plural form of clinometer.
- clinometric — (of crystals) having oblique angles between one or all axes.
- cliometrics — the study of economic history using statistics and computer analysis
- come across — If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.
- come and go — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- come in for — If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame, they receive it.
- come of age — If something comes of age, it reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people.
- come off it — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- come out in — If you come out in spots, you become covered with them.
- come out of — costs: be subtracted
- come up for — When someone or something comes up for consideration or action of some kind, the time arrives when they have to be considered or dealt with.
- come-all-ye — a street ballad or folk song
- come-hither — alluring; seductive
- comedically — from a comedic point of view or in a comedic manner
- comediennes — Plural form of comedienne.
- comedogenic — producing or causing blackheads or acne
- comedy club — a club where stand-up comedians perform
- comedy show — a funny programme on TV or radio
- comestibles — food
- comeuppance — If you say that someone has got their comeuppance, you approve of the fact that they have been punished or have suffered for something wrong that they have done.
- comptometer — a high-speed calculating machine: superseded by electronic calculators
- cosmodromes — Plural form of cosmodrome.
- coulometric — (physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry.
- county home — a county poorhouse.
- craftswomen — Plural form of craftswoman.
- craniometer — an instrument for measuring the cranium or skull
- craniometry — the study and measurement of skulls
- cryptomeria — a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae
- cryptometer — an instrument used to determine the opacity of pigments and paints
- cyclometers — Plural form of cyclometer.
- cyclostomes — Plural form of cyclostome.
- cytochromes — Plural form of cytochrome.
- cytomegalic — of or relating to a disease characterized by enlarged cells
- dark comedy — a play, movie, etc., having elements of comedy and tragedy, often involving gloomy or morbid satire.
- delightsome — highly pleasing; delightful.
- dendrometer — an instrument used for measuring trees
- dilatometer — a device for measuring expansion caused by changes in temperature in substances.
- dioptometer — an instrument for measuring the refraction of the eye.
- domenichino — (Domenico Zampieri (Le Dominiquin)) 1581–1641, Italian painter.
- domesticate — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.