9-letter words containing a, c, m, e
- coseismal — of or designating points at which earthquake waves are felt at the same time
- cothamore — a frieze fabric, often used in the manufacture of overcoats.
- coumarone — a colorless liquid, C8H6O, derived from coal tar and combined with indene to produce synthetic resins used in paints, adhesives, etc.
- cracksmen — Plural form of cracksman.
- craftsmen — a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
- crammable — able to be crammed or stuffed full
- cramponee — (heraldry) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; said of a cross.
- cream ice — ice cream.
- cream jug — a small jug for serving cream
- cream off — To cream off part of a group of people means to take them away and treat them in a special way, because they are better than the others.
- cream tea — In Britain, a cream tea is an afternoon meal that consists of tea to drink and small cakes called scones that are eaten with jam and cream. Cream teas are served in places such as tea shops.
- creamcups — a Californian papaveraceous plant, Platystemon californicus, with small cream-coloured or yellow flowers on long flower stalks
- creamiest — Superlative form of creamy.
- creamlaid — (of laid paper) cream-coloured and of a ribbed appearance
- creamlike — Resembling cream.
- creampuff — puff pastry filled with cream
- creamware — a type of earthenware with a deep cream body developed about 1720 and widely produced
- creamwove — (of wove paper) cream-coloured and even-surfaced
- cremaster — the muscle which raises and lowers the testicles
- cremating — Present participle of cremate.
- cremation — to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- crematory — A crematory is the same as a crematorium.
- cremocarp — any fruit consisting of two united carpels which hang from a supporting axis
- crew pram — concurrent read, exclusive write PRAM.
- crewmates — Plural form of crewmate.
- crewwoman — A female crewmember.
- crimeware — (computing) Software that performs or facilitates illegal activities.
- crimewave — a period of increased criminal activity
- criminate — to charge with a crime; accuse
- crossbeam — A crossbeam is a long, thick bar of wood, metal, or concrete that is placed between two walls or other structures, especially in order to support the roof of a building.
- cube farm — an office which is divided up by mid-height partitions to create separate work spaces
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cum laude — If a college student graduates cum laude, they receive the third highest honor that is possible. The second-highest grade is known as magna cum laude, and the highest grade of all is known as summa cum laude.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- cumulated — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- cumulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cumulate.
- cusimanse — A small mongoose, of genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.
- cyanamide — a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H2NCN
- cyclamate — a salt or ester of cyclamic acid. Certain of the salts have a very sweet taste and were formerly used as food additives and sugar substitutes
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- damascene — to ornament (metal, esp steel) by etching or by inlaying, usually with gold or silver
- damoclean — a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- decagrams — Plural form of decagram.
- decameric — Of or pertaining to a decamer.
- decameron — a collection of a hundred tales by Boccaccio (published 1353), presented as stories told by a group of Florentines to while away ten days during a plague
- decameter — dekameter
- decametre — ten metres
- decamping — Present participle of decamp.