9-letter words containing a, c, m, e
- caseworms — Plural form of caseworm.
- cassimere — a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave
- castellum — a small fort, normally used as a watch tower
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- catamenia — menstrual discharge; menstruation
- catamites — Plural form of catamite.
- catchment — In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.
- catechism — In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church.
- cattleman — A cattleman is a man who looks after or owns cattle, especially in North America or Australia.
- cattlemen — Plural form of cattleman.
- cauchemar — a nightmare
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- cavaedium — atrium (def 1a).
- cavewoman — A prehistoric woman who lived in caves.
- cavewomen — Plural form of cavewoman.
- cellarman — a person in charge of a cellar where wine or beer is stored
- cellarmen — Plural form of cellarman.
- cellmates — Plural form of cellmate.
- centigram — one hundredth of a gram
- ceramides — Plural form of ceramide.
- ceramists — Plural form of ceramist.
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- ceromancy — divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water
- cetuximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer
- chalumeau — an early reed instrument, the precursor of the clarinet
- chambered — having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- chamberer — someone who attends to a bed chamber; chambermaid or chamberlain
- chamberys — a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chamfered — a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces. Compare bevel.
- chaminade — Cécile Louise Stéphanie [sey-seel lweez stey-fa-nee] /seɪˈsil lwiz steɪ faˈni/ (Show IPA), 1857–1944, French pianist and composer.
- chamomile — camomile
- chamosite — a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- champagne — Champagne is an expensive French white wine with bubbles in. It is often drunk to celebrate something.
- champerty — (formerly) an illegal bargain between a party to litigation and an outsider whereby the latter agrees to pay for the action and thereby share in any proceeds recovered
- champleve — of or relating to a process of enamelling by which grooves are cut into a metal base and filled with enamel colours
- charmante — Silk fabric with a crepe back.
- charmeuse — a lightweight fabric with a satin-like finish
- charmless — If you say that something or someone is charmless, you mean that they are unattractive or uninteresting.
- charwomen — Plural form of charwoman.
- chautemps — Camille [ka-mee-yuh] /kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1885–1963, French politician: premier 1930, 1933–34, 1937–38.
- checkmark — a tick
- checkmate — to thwart or render powerless
- chemicals — the commercial production and sale of chemical products
- chemostat — an apparatus for growing bacterial cultures at a constant rate by controlling the supply of nutrient medium
- chempaduk — an evergreen moraceous tree, Artocarpus champeden (or A. integer), of Malaysia, similar to the jackfruit
- chemtrail — A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.
- cheongsam — a straight dress, usually of silk or cotton, with a stand-up collar and a slit in one side of the skirt, worn by Chinese women
- cherimoya — a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to the Andean highlands, which produces an oval fruit with cream-coloured flesh
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery