9-letter words containing a, m, y, c
- cryptogam — (in former plant classification schemes) any organism that does not produce seeds, including algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- custumary — Obsolete form of customary.
- cyanamide — a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H2NCN
- 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.
- cymograph — an instrument for tracing the outline of an architectural moulding
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- cystogram — A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
- cytoplasm — the protoplasm of a cell contained within the cell membrane but excluding the nucleus: contains organelles, vesicles, and other inclusions
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- decimally — by tens
- democracy — A democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it.
- democraty — Obsolete form of democracy.
- democrazy — A democratic system or state considered to be inauthentic or inherently flawed; democracy that has descended into corruption, injustice, or absurdity.
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- diplomacy — the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
- domically — in the manner or shape of a dome
- dominancy — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- dynamical — Dynamic.
- dynamitic — relating to dynamite or those who use dynamite for illegal reasons
- embracery — the offence of attempting by corrupt means to influence a jury or juror, as by bribery or threats
- enzymatic — Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes.
- eye cream — a cream used round the eyes
- fancy man — a woman's lover.
- formicary — an ant nest.
- glycaemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycaemic — Alternative spelling of glycemic.
- gym class — physical education lesson
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
- gynaeceum — (among the ancient Greeks) the part of a dwelling used by women.
- gyromancy — a method of prediction or prophecy in which a person moves round and round in a circle and the place at which they fall to the ground is said to be highly significant
- haemocyte — Alternative spelling of hemocyte.
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- hypomanic — Afflicted with a mild state of mania.
- imbracery — embracery.
- immanency — remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
- immediacy — the state, condition, or quality of being immediate.
- kanamycin — An aminoglycoside antibiotic marketed under the trade name Kantrex.
- lachrymal — of or relating to tears.
- lacrimary — of or relating to tears or the lacrimal glands
- lady muck — an ordinary woman behaving or being treated as if she were aristocratic
- logomachy — a dispute about or concerning words.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- macabrely — In a macabre manner.
- macbinary — (file format) An eight-bit wide representation of the data and resource forks of an Macintosh file and of relevant Finder information. MacBinary files are recognised as "special" by several MacIntosh terminal emulators. These emulators, using Kermit or XMODEM or any other file transfer protocol, can separate the incoming file into forks and appropriately modify the Desktop to display icons, types, creation dates, and the like.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.