8-letter words that end in m
- cerebrum — the anterior portion of the brain of vertebrates, consisting of two lateral hemispheres joined by a thick band of fibres: the dominant part of the brain in man, associated with intellectual function, emotion, and personality
- cervicum — the flexible region between the prothorax and head in insects
- cetaceum — spermaceti.
- chadarim — plural of cheder.
- chartism — the principles of the reform movement in Britain from 1838 to 1848, which included manhood suffrage, payment of Members of Parliament, equal electoral districts, annual parliaments, voting by ballot, and the abolition of property qualifications for MPs
- chasidim — Hasidim
- chatroom — a site on the internet, or another computer network, where users have group discussions by electronic mail, typically about one subject
- checksum — a digit representing the number of bits of information transmitted, attached to the end of a message in order to verify the integrity of data
- cherubim — a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
- chiefdom — a graded social group led by a chief whose position the chief usually accedes to
- chiliasm — belief in the coming of the millennium
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chromium — Chromium is a hard, shiny metallic element, used to make steel alloys and to coat other metals.
- cibarium — Entomology. a food pouch in front of the mouth in certain insects.
- ciborium — a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
- cimbalom — a type of dulcimer, esp of Hungary
- cingulum — a girdle-like part, such as the ridge round the base of a tooth or the band of fibres connecting parts of the cerebrum
- citicism — The manners of a cit or citizen.
- civicism — the principle of civil government
- clamworm — any of several burrowing polychaete worms of the genus Nereis, used as bait for fishing.
- classism — the belief that people from certain social or economic classes are superior to others
- clubbism — the system of club membership
- clubroom — a room used by a club for meetings, activities, socializing, etc
- coagulum — any coagulated mass; clot; curd
- coatroom — A coatroom is the same as a coat check.
- cocoplum — a tropical shrub, Chrysobalanus icaco
- coliform — relating to the bacilli that are present in the intestines of humans and invertebrate animals
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc
- colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- conarium — the pineal gland
- conidium — an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized hypha (conidiophore) in fungi such as Penicillium
- coniform — shaped like a cone
- cookroom — a room in which food is cooked
- coolroom — (chemistry) An item of laboratory equipment. A large cupboard, or room kept at a temperature lower than room temperature for long term, stable storage.
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- coredeem — to redeem together
- coremium — the spore-producing organ of certain fungi that consists of conidiophores
- cork elm — any of several tall elms (genus Ulmus) of the E U.S., with corky ridges, as wahoo
- cornworm — a cornmoth larva
- coronium — a hypothetical element whose existence was proposed in the 19th century to explain a green line seen in the solar coronal spectrum; this is now known to be highly-ionized iron and nickel
- corundum — a white, grey, blue, green, red, yellow, or brown mineral, found in metamorphosed shales and limestones, in veins, and in some igneous rocks. It is used as an abrasive and as gemstone; the red variety is ruby, the blue is sapphire. Composition: aluminium oxide. Formula: Al2O3. Crystal structure: hexagonal (rhombohedral)
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- crossarm — a horizontal bar or arm
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- crow jim — reverse racism; racism by Black people against White people
- cubiform — having the shape of a cube
- cullyism — the state of being a cully
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- cyathium — a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia