10-letter words containing a, s, c, o, m
- dockmaster — a person who supervises the dry-docking of ships.
- docudramas — Plural form of docudrama.
- domestical — Archaic form of domestic.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- eczematous — an inflammatory condition of the skin attended with itching and the exudation of serous matter.
- egomaniacs — Plural form of egomaniac.
- embrocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrocate.
- embryo sac — the structure within a plant ovule that contains the egg cell: develops from the megaspore and contains the embryo plant and endosperm after fertilization
- encomiasts — Plural form of encomiast.
- escamotage — juggling; trickery
- fasciotomy — (surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
- form class — a class of words or forms in a given language that have one or more grammatical features in common, as, in Latin, all masculine nouns in the nominative singular, all masculine singular nouns, all masculine nouns, or all nouns.
- formicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formicate.
- gemmaceous — of, relating to, or resembling gemmae.
- glumaceous — glumelike; chaffy.
- gobsmacked — utterly astounded; astonished.
- golschmann — Vladimir [vlad-uh-meer] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, French orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- hackamores — Plural form of hackamore.
- haemocoels — Plural form of haemocoel.
- harmonicas — Plural form of harmonica.
- hectograms — Plural form of hectogram.
- hematocyst — a cyst containing blood.
- hemostatic — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- homosocial — Pertaining to homosociality, to social interaction with the same sex.
- horse clam — gaper.
- hyoscyamus — the dried leaves, with or without the tops, of the henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used in medicine.
- iconoclasm — the action or spirit of iconoclasts.
- impactions — Plural form of impaction.
- insomniacs — Plural form of insomniac.
- isochasmic — (of a line on a map) bounding areas of equal auroral frequency
- isodynamic — pertaining to or characterized by equality of force, intensity, or the like.
- jacksonism — the group of political principles or attitudes associated with Andrew Jackson.
- jacobinism — (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- laconicism — laconic brevity.
- latecomers — Plural form of latecomer.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- macaronics — Plural form of macaronic.
- macchiatos — Plural form of macchiato.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- macmonnies — Frederick William, 1863–1937, U.S. sculptor.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macro lens — a lens used to bring into focus objects very close to the camera.
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- macrocosms — Plural form of macrocosm.
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- macrolides — Plural form of macrolide.
- macromeres — Plural form of macromere.