10-letter words containing a, n, o, m
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromonema — a coiled chromatin thread within a single chromosome
- chronogram — a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L, and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clanswoman — a woman belonging to a clan
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- clean room — an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- clinomania — An excessive desire to remain in bed.
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- co-manager — a person who manages something jointly with one or more other people
- 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.
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- cochairman — a person who cochairs an organization
- cochampion — a joint champion
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- coenzyme a — a constituent of biological cells that functions as the agent of acylation in metabolic reactions
- cognominal — Of or relating to a cognomen.
- 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
- 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.
- 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 again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- 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
- comeupance — Alternative form of comeuppance.
- 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.
- commensals — Plural form of commensal.
- commentary — A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
- commentate — To commentate means to give a radio or television commentary on an event.
- common era — Christian Era
- common law — the body of law based on judicial decisions and custom, as distinct from statute law
- common-law — of, relating to, or established by common law: a common-law spouse.