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10-letter words containing a, c, m

  • full-cream — denoting or made with whole unskimmed milk
  • fumé blanc — sauvignon blanc (sense 2)
  • galliambic — of or relating to a metre consisting of four lesser Ionics, used by Callimachus and Catullus and imitated by Tennyson in Boadicea
  • game chips — round thin potato chips served with game
  • gametocide — a substance that kills gametes or gametocytes.
  • gametocyte — a cell that produces gametes.
  • gamotropic — of or relating to gamotropism
  • gemmaceous — of, relating to, or resembling gemmae.
  • gentamicin — a highly toxic broad-spectrum antibiotic mixture of related aminoglycoside substances derived from the actinomycete bacterium Micromonospora purpurea, used in its sulfate form in the treatment of severe Gram-negative infections.
  • geomatical — Relating to geomatics.
  • geomedical — relating to geomedicine
  • giacometti — Alberto [al-bair-toh;; Italian ahl-ber-taw] /ælˈbɛər toʊ;; Italian ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1901–66, Swiss sculptor and painter.
  • giant clam — any of several huge clams of the family Tridacnidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific, as Tridacna gigas: some may weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg).
  • glumaceous — glumelike; chaffy.
  • glutaminic — derived from glutamine
  • gnomically — In a gnomic manner. (In a way apparently clear and simple, but eventually difficult to understand).
  • gnomonical — Alternative form of gnomonic.
  • gobsmacked — utterly astounded; astonished.
  • golschmann — Vladimir [vlad-uh-meer] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, French orchestra conductor in the U.S.
  • graecismus — (rhetoric, historical) Use of Greek words and examples.
  • gramicidin — a crystalline, water-insoluble antibiotic obtained from tyrothrycin by extraction, used chiefly in treating local infections caused by Gram-positive organisms.
  • graphemics — the study of writing systems and of their relation to speech.
  • groceryman — a grocer.
  • gum arabic — a water-soluble, gummy exudate obtained from the acacia tree, especially Acacia senegal, used as an emulsifier, an adhesive, in inks, and in pharmaceuticals.
  • gum guaiac — guaiac.
  • gun camera — an aircraft-mounted motion-picture camera recording the firing of all weapons on the gun-target line of the pilot.
  • gymnastics — (used with a plural verb) gymnastic exercises.
  • hackamores — Plural form of hackamore.
  • hackmatack — tamarack (def 1).
  • hackneyman — a man who rents out carriages and horses
  • hacktivism — the practice of gaining unauthorized access to a computer system and carrying out various disruptive actions as a means of achieving political or social goals: In this form of hacktivism, the hacker tries to alter or deface a government website.
  • haematinic — Alternative form of hematinic.
  • haemocoels — Plural form of haemocoel.
  • haemoconia — the small particles of matter, thought to be particles of the structure of red blood cells, that are present in blood that is flowing around the body
  • haemolytic — of or relating to the disintegration of red blood cells
  • haemotoxic — destructive to red blood cells
  • hair cream — a cosmetic preparation used to improve the condition of, and/or to style the hair
  • hamantasch — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
  • hamesucken — the offence of attacking a person in his or her own dwelling
  • hammerlock — a hold in which one arm of an opponent is twisted and forced upward behind his back.
  • hamshackle — to hobble (a cow, horse, etc) by tying a rope around the head and one of the legs
  • hand cream — a cream that you put on your hands to make them feel softer and smoother
  • harmonical — Alternative form of harmonic.
  • harmonicas — Plural form of harmonica.
  • harmonicon — harmonica (def 1).
  • hatchetman — A professional killer or gunman.
  • hatchetmen — Plural form of hatchetman (alternative spelling of hatchet men).
  • hatchments — Plural form of hatchment.
  • hate crime — a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
  • heat cramp — a cramp or muscular spasm caused by loss of water and salt following prolonged exertion in hot weather.
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