9-letter words containing a, c, o, m
- capsomere — any of the protein units that together form the capsid of a virus
- carambola — a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit
- carambole — to make a carom
- carbamino — relating to the compound produced when carbon dioxide reacts with an amino group
- carbonium — a transient, positively charged organic ion, as H3C+, R3+, that has one less electron than the corresponding free radical
- carcinoma — Carcinoma is a type of cancer.
- cardamoms — Plural form of cardamom.
- care home — A care home is a large house or institution where people with particular problems or special needs are looked after.
- carromata — (in the Philippines) a light, two-wheeled covered vehicle, usually drawn by one horse.
- cartogram — a map showing statistical information in diagrammatic form
- caseworms — Plural form of caseworm.
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- catacombs — an underground burial place, esp the galleries at Rome, consisting of tunnels with vaults or niches leading off them for tombs
- catamount — any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
- caudiform — (zoology) Resembling a tail.
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- cavewoman — A prehistoric woman who lived in caves.
- cavewomen — Plural form of cavewoman.
- ceromancy — divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chamfrons — Plural form of chamfron.
- chamomile — camomile
- chamosite — a mineral of the chlorite group, hydrous aluminum silicate of iron, occurring in gray or black crystals in oolitic iron ore.
- champions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion.
- charwoman — A charwoman is a woman who is employed to clean houses or offices.
- charwomen — Plural form of charwoman.
- chat room — A chat room is a site on the Internet where people can exchange messages about a particular subject.
- chatrooms — Plural form of chatroom.
- chemostat — an apparatus for growing bacterial cultures at a constant rate by controlling the supply of nutrient medium
- cheongsam — a straight dress, usually of silk or cotton, with a stand-up collar and a slit in one side of the skirt, worn by Chinese women
- cherimoya — a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to the Andean highlands, which produces an oval fruit with cream-coloured flesh
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery
- chirimoya — cherimoya.
- chisimaio — a port in S Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. Pop: reliable recent estimates are not available
- chiyogami — a type of highly decorated, colourful craft paper used for origami
- chokedamp — blackdamp
- chokeslam — A wrestling move in which someone is picked up by their neck and is driven into the mat.
- cholaemia — a toxic medical condition indicated by the presence of bile in the blood
- cholaemic — of or relating to cholaemia
- chomskyan — of or relating to Noam Chomsky or his linguistic theories, especially to transformational-generative grammar.
- chondroma — a benign cartilaginous growth or neoplasm
- chop mark — a notch or other mark made in a coin to indicate verification of its authenticity, especially by a banker or merchant in the Far East during the 18th or 19th centuries.
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- chromagen — (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.
- chromakey — (in colour television) a special effect in which a coloured background can be eliminated and a different background substituted
- chromates — Plural form of chromate.
- chromatic — In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones.
- chromatid — either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes