10-letter words containing a, c, o, m
- lacrimator — a chemical substance that causes the shedding of tears, as tear gas.
- lactometer — an instrument for determining the specific gravity of milk.
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- leucoderma — vitiligo.
- leucomaine — any of a group of toxic amines produced during animal metabolism
- limacology — the study of slugs
- lithomancy — Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
- local time — the time based on the meridian through a specific place, as a city, in contrast to that of the time zone within which the place is located; the time in a specific place as compared to that of another place to the east or west.
- loch morar — a lake in W Scotland, in the SW Highlands: the deepest in Scotland. Length: 18 km (11 miles). Depth: 296 m (987 ft)
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- loculament — (botany) The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.
- long march — the 6000-mile (9654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.
- love match — a marriage entered into for love alone.
- low-impact — Low-impact exercise does not put a lot of stress on your body.
- macaronics — Plural form of macaronic.
- macchiatos — Plural form of macchiato.
- macdonough — Thomas, 1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.
- macedonian — a native or inhabitant of Macedonia.
- maceration — the act or process of macerating.
- machinator — One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- macmonnies — Frederick William, 1863–1937, U.S. sculptor.
- maconochie — a tinned stew of meat and vegetables given to soldiers during World War 1
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- macroalgal — Of, or pertaining to, macroalga.
- macrobiota — any living organisms in a given area large enough to be seen with the naked eye
- macrobiote — a person with a long life
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- macrocarpa — (NZ) The Monterey cypress.
- macrocosms — Plural form of macrocosm.
- macrocycle — (chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule.
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- macrocytic — an abnormally large red blood cell.
- macrofauna — any animals visible to the naked eye
- macroflora — Plants that can be seen with the naked eye.
- macrograph — a representation of an object that is of the same size as or larger than the object.
- macrolevel — at or on a level that is large in scale or scope: macrolevel research on crime rates in urban areas.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- macromedia — (company) A company supplying multimedia and interactive television services and digital arts software tools in the US and worldwide. They produce products for Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh including: Macromedia FreeHand, a tool for design and illustration; Macromedia Director, an animation and authoring tool for multimedia production; Authorware Professional, a multiplatform authoring tool for interactive learning; MacroModel, a 3D modelling tool for multimedia, graphics and product design; SoundEdit 16, a digital sound recording and editing system; Fontographer, a typeface editing programme; and Action!, a multimedia presentation application. Chief Executive Officer: Bud Colligan.
- macromeres — Plural form of macromere.
- macrometer — An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.
- macrophage — a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- macropores — Plural form of macropore.
- macroprism — a prism belonging to an orthorhombic crystal found between the macropinacoid and the unit prism
- macroscale — A relatively large scale.
- macroscope — A wide-field imaging device.
- macroseism — A severe earthquake.