10-letter words containing a, c, o, m
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- coenzyme a — a constituent of biological cells that functions as the agent of acylation in metabolic reactions
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- cognominal — Of or relating to a cognomen.
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- colemanite — a colourless or white glassy mineral consisting of hydrated calcium borate in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs with and is a source of borax. Formula: Ca2B6O11.5H2O
- collembola — Any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.
- collimated — Simple past tense and past participle of collimate.
- collimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate.
- collimator — a small telescope attached to a larger optical instrument as an aid in fixing its line of sight
- columbaria — Irregular plural form of columbarium.
- columellae — Plural form of columella.
- columellar — (biology, anatomy) Of or pertaining to a columella.
- columnated — Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- comanchean — of or relating to the early part of the Cretaceous system and period
- comanchero — (in 19th-century New Mexico) a trader who traded with the Native American nomadic tribes such as the Comanche, Navajo, and Apache
- comandante — commandant.
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- combat car — a small armoured car
- combatable — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combatants — a nation engaged in active fighting with enemy forces.
- combatting — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combinable — capable of combining or being combined.
- combinator — (computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
- come about — When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened.
- come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
- come along — You tell someone to come along to encourage them in a friendly way to do something, especially to attend something.
- come clean — to make a revelation or confession
- comebacker — (baseball) A pop fly that falls behind home plate, typically caught by the catcher for an out.
- comedietta — a short comic stage or musical production
- comeupance — Alternative form of comeuppance.
- comicality — the quality of being comical
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- comitadjis — members of any guerrilla band in the Balkan countries or Macedonia
- comitative — (of a case) expressing accompaniment
- comm badge — a small combined radio transmitter and receiver, carried around by one person, esp military personnel, in the form of a badge worn on the chest
- commandant — A commandant is an army officer in charge of a particular place or group of people.
- commandeer — If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
- commanders — Plural form of commander.
- commandery — a manor under the charge of a commander of a religious military order of knights
- commandeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command.
- commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
- commandoes — Plural form of commando.
- commeasure — to coincide with in degree, extent, quality, etc
- commensals — Plural form of commensal.