12-letter words containing a, l, m, e, r
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
- claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clamjamphrie — rubbish
- clay mineral — any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
- clean a room — If you clean a room, you make the inside of it and the furniture in it free from dirt and dust.
- clear as mud — not at all clear
- clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
- climacterics — Plural form of climacteric.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- clotrimazole — An antifungal medication used to treat humans and animals.
- clytemnestra — the wife of Agamemnon, whom she killed on his return from the Trojan War
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- commemorable — worthy of being commemorated
- commentarial — a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- commercially — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
- computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
- conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
- contemplator — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- corporealism — materialism
- cotemporally — At the same time.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- crape myrtle — an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- criminalized — Simple past tense and past participle of criminalize.
- criminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of criminalize.
- criminalness — (rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
- crumble away — disintegrate
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- damper pedal — a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
- dark mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity greater than 2.8 and that is generally dark in color.
- daydreamlike — resembling a daydream
- dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- deformalized — Simple past tense and past participle of deformalize.
- deglamorized — Simple past tense and past participle of deglamorize.
- delta rhythm — the normal electrical activity of the cerebral cortex during deep sleep, occurring at a frequency of 1 to 4 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograph
- demilitarise — (British) alternative spelling of demilitarize.
- demilitarize — To demilitarize an area means to ensure that all military forces are removed from it.
- demineralize — to remove dissolved salts from (a liquid, esp water)
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- demonstrable — A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist.