10-letter words containing a, c, t, o, m
- barometric — Barometric pressure is the atmospheric pressure that is shown by a barometer.
- batch mode — computer processing in which commands are input from a batch file, not interactively
- bichromate — dichromate
- block mast — a short mast from the head of which a lateen yard is suspended.
- book match — a match in or from a matchbook.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- cafetorium — a room, usually in a school or other educational institution, which serves both as a cafeteria and an auditorium
- cajolement — The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- cameltoe's — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- cameration — vaulting
- camorrista — a member of a camorra
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- camphorate — to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor
- campstools — Plural form of campstool.
- camptonite — a lamprophyric rock occurring in dikes and composed of labradorite, pyroxene, sodic hornblende and olivine.
- cantonment — A cantonment is a group of buildings or a camp where soldiers live.
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- carpostome — the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- cartograms — Plural form of cartogram.
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- cat's meow — Slang. someone or something wonderful or remarkable.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catostomid — (zoology) Any member of the Catostomidae.
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- chart room — chart house.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- 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
- 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.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- 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.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- 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