10-letter words containing a, c, o, m
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chromogram — a photograph that depicts an object in true-to-life colours that is obtained by putting together three different photographs
- chromonema — a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome
- chronogram — a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L, and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- circumoral — Around or encircling the mouth.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clanswoman — a woman belonging to a clan
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- classrooms — Plural form of classroom.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- clean room — an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinomania — An excessive desire to remain in bed.
- cloak-room — a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.
- cloakmaker — Someone who makes cloaks.
- cloakrooms — Plural form of cloakroom.
- clockmaker — a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- co-manager — a person who manages something jointly with one or more other people
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- coachmaker — A coachbuilder.
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- cochabamba — a city in central Bolivia. Pop: 561 000 (2005 est)
- cochairman — a person who cochairs an organization
- cochampion — a joint champion
- cockalorum — a self-important little man
- cockamamie — If you describe something as cockamamie, you mean that it is ridiculous or silly.