10-letter words containing a, c, m
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- matchmaker — a person who makes matches for burning.
- matchstick — a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
- mathematic — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- matriarchy — a family, society, community, or state governed by women.
- matricidal — Relating to matricide, the killing of a mother.
- matricides — Plural form of matricide.
- matricliny — matrocliny.
- matricular — relating to a matricula, or having the nature of a matricula
- matrifocal — of, relating to, or designating a family unit or structure headed by the mother and lacking a father permanently or for extended periods.
- matrilocal — of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronymic — metronymic.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- mccandless — a town in SW Pennsylvania.
- mcgonagall — William. 1830–?1902, Scottish writer of doggerel, noted for its bathos, repetitive rhymes, poor scansion, and ludicrous effect
- mclaughlin — John, born 1942, English jazz guitarist.
- mcnaughton — Andrew George Latta [lat-uh] /ˈlæt ə/ (Show IPA), 1887–1966, Canadian army officer, statesman, diplomat, and scientist.
- mcpartland — Marian, 1918–2013, British jazz pianist and composer, in U.S. since 1946.
- meatoscope — (medicine) A speculum for examining a natural passage, such as the urethra.
- meatpacker — a person or company involved in the wholesale meat trade
- meatscreen — a metal screen placed behind meat that is being roasted in order to reflect the fire's heat
- mechanical — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
- mechanised — to make mechanical.
- mechanisms — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- mechanized — to make mechanical.
- mechanizer — A person who, or machine that mechanizes.
- mechanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mechanize.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- mediagenic — having qualities or characteristics that are especially appealing or attractive when presented in the mass media: a mediagenic politician.
- mediascape — Communications media as a whole.
- medicalise — to handle or accept as deserving of or appropriate for medical treatment.
- medicalize — to handle or accept as deserving of or appropriate for medical treatment.
- medicament — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- medicaster — A quack doctor; someone who pretends to have medical knowledge.
- medicating — Present participle of medicate.
- medication — the use or application of medicine.
- medicative — medicinal.
- medicinals — Plural form of medicinal.
- mediocracy — government or rule by a mediocre person or group.
- meerschaum — a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 1 0 , occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.
- megachurch — an independent church with a very large membership in regular attendance, focusing on an evangelical or conservative Christian theology and offering a variety of educational and social activities.
- megacities — Plural form of megacity.
- megacycles — Plural form of megacycle.
- megalithic — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- megalocyte — (physiology) A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
- megaparsec — one million parsecs.