10-letter words containing a, m, o, y
- astromancy — divination by means of the stars.
- astrometry — the branch of astronomy concerned with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
- asymptotes — Plural form of asymptote.
- asymptotic — of or referring to an asymptote
- asystolism — the indications or symptoms which are representative of asystole
- atomically — of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion.
- audiometry — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- aureomycin — chlortetracycline
- autonymous — (of a word or words) appearing in its own form or directly quoted
- axinomancy — prediction of the future using the head of an axe or hatchet
- axonometry — the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals
- babyboomer — Alternative spelling of baby boomer.
- backronyms — Plural form of backronym.
- ballymoney — a district in N Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 27 809 (2003 est). Area: 417 sq km (161 sq miles)
- bank money — checks, drafts, and bank credits other than currency that are the equivalent of money.
- bimodality — the state of being bimodal
- biodynamic — the branch of biology dealing with energy or the activity of living organisms (opposed to biostatics).
- biomagnify — to undergo biological magnification.
- body armor — Body armor is special protective clothing that people such as soldiers and police officers sometimes wear when they are in danger of being attacked with guns or other weapons.
- body image — an individual's concept of his or her own body
- bonus army — a group of 12,000 World War I veterans who massed in Washington, D.C., the summer of 1932 to induce Congress to appropriate moneys for the payment of bonus certificates granted in 1924.
- bony bream — an Australian freshwater clupeid fish, Fluvialosa richardsonii
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- 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.
- call money — money loaned by banks and recallable on demand
- calyciform — having the form of a calyx
- capnomancy — divination by observing smoke patterns
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- 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.
- coenzyme a — a constituent of biological cells that functions as the agent of acylation in metabolic reactions
- comicality — the quality of being comical
- commandery — a manor under the charge of a commander of a religious military order of knights
- commentary — A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
- commissary — A commissary is a shop that provides food and equipment in a place such as a military camp or a prison.
- commonalty — the ordinary people as distinct from those with authority, rank, or title, esp when considered as a political and social unit or estate of the realm
- commorancy — a dwelling in a place; usual or temporary residence in a place.
- communally — used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine.
- compactify — to make or become compact
- companying — Present participle of company.
- comparably — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.