9-letter words containing a, l, c, m
- culminant — highest or culminating
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cum laude — If a college student graduates cum laude, they receive the third highest honor that is possible. The second-highest grade is known as magna cum laude, and the highest grade of all is known as summa cum laude.
- cumulated — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- cumulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cumulate.
- curialism — the doctrine and methods of the ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church
- cyclamate — a salt or ester of cyclamic acid. Certain of the salts have a very sweet taste and were formerly used as food additives and sugar substitutes
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cyclorama — a large picture, such as a battle scene, on the interior wall of a cylindrical room, designed to appear in natural perspective to a spectator in the centre
- cymbalist — A musician who plays the cymbals.
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- dalmatics — Plural form of dalmatic.
- damoclean — a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- decimally — by tens
- declaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of declaim.
- declaimer — to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
- demiglace — A rich brown sauce used in French cuisine by itself or as a base for other sauces.
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- diplomacy — the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
- disclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disclaim.
- disclimax — a stable community that has replaced the normal climax in a given area, owing to disturbance by humans or domestic animals.
- domically — in the manner or shape of a dome
- dominical — of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.
- dulcamara — a type of vine with orange fruit and purple flowers that is a member of the Solanaceae family
- dynamical — Dynamic.
- eclampsia — a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions.
- eclamptic — Of or pertaining to eclampsia.
- ectoplasm — Biology. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Compare endoplasm.
- emaculate — (obsolete) To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection.
- emperical — Misspelling of empirical.
- empirical — Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
- emplacing — Present participle of emplace.
- emplastic — adhesive
- exclaimed — Cry out suddenly, esp. in surprise, anger, or pain.
- exclaimer — One who exclaims.
- facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
- falciform — sickle-shaped; falcate.
- film pack — a number of sheets of film arranged one over the other and connected so that they can be exposed successively.
- flamencos — Plural form of flamenco.
- formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- fumarolic — Of or relating to a fumarole or fumaroles.
- gaelicism — a word, phrase or idiom peculiar to the Gaelic language
- gallicism — a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.
- glam rock — a style of rock music of the early 1970s, characterized by the glittery flamboyance and androgynous image of its performers
- glycaemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycaemic — Alternative spelling of glycemic.
- guacamole — a dip of mashed avocado mixed with tomato, onion, and seasonings.
- gym class — physical education lesson