10-letter words containing c, a, m, r
- campanular — shaped like a bell
- camper van — A camper van is a van which is equipped with beds and cooking equipment so that you can live, cook, and sleep in it.
- campership — financial aid given to a needy youngster to attend summer camp.
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- campground — A campground is the same as a campsite.
- camphorate — to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor
- campimeter — an instrument for determining the visual field.
- campimetry — a technique for assessing the central part of the visual field
- cancriform — shaped like a crab
- cankerworm — the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America
- cant frame — any of several frames bracketed aft of the transom of a ship and inclined slightly to the fore-and-aft direction.
- caporegime — the second in command to a capo; Mafia lieutenant.
- capsomeres — Plural form of capsomere.
- car bomber — someone who hides a bomb under or in a car
- caramanlis — Konstantinos [kawn-stahn-dee-naws] /ˌkɔn stɑnˈdi nɔs/ (Show IPA), 1907–98, Greek politician: prime minister 1955–63, 1974–80; president 1980–85, 1990–95.
- carambolas — Plural form of carambola.
- caramelise — (cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
- caramelize — If sugar caramelizes, it turns to caramel as a result of being heated.
- carbapenem — (organic compound) Any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis.
- carchemish — an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 bc)
- carcinomas — Plural form of carcinoma.
- cardiogram — electrocardiogram
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- cardmember — a person authorized to use a particular credit card.
- carmagnole — a dance and song popular during the French Revolution
- carmarthen — a market town in S Wales, the administrative centre of Carmarthenshire: Norman castle. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- carmichael — Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929)
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carom ball — the ball struck by the cue ball in rebounding off the object ball. Compare object ball (def 1).
- carpe diem — enjoy the pleasures of the moment, without concern for the future
- carpostome — the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- carthamine — a yellow or red dye obtained from safflower
- cartograms — Plural form of cartogram.
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- cash terms — the terms of a business transaction that is conducted in ready money
- casimir iv — 1427–92, grand duke of Lithuania (1440–92) and king of Poland (1447–92)
- cassumunar — an aromatic, bitter root similar to ginger
- caste mark — a mark on the skin that shows which caste a Hindu belongs to, esp a dot painted on the forehead
- castmember — A member of a theatrical cast.
- castratism — The practice of prepubescently castrating male humans as to preserve their alto or soprano voices.
- catamarans — Plural form of catamaran.
- cathemeral — Relating to organisms that have sporadic and random intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired.
- cavalryman — A cavalryman is a soldier who is in the cavalry, especially one who rides a horse.
- cavalrymen — a soldier in the cavalry.
- cellar-man — a person who is in charge of the alcoholic-beverage supply of a hotel or restaurant.
- cemeterial — of or relating to a cemetery or to burial.
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- ceramicist — a person who makes ceramics.
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.