6-letter words containing c, a, o, m
- macoun — a juicy, late-ripening variety of apple that originated in Canada.
- macro- — Prefix large. Opposite of micro-. In the mainstream and among other technical cultures (for example, medical people) this competes with the prefix mega-, but hackers tend to restrict the latter to quantification.
- macron — a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- macros — Plural form of macro.
- malloc — C's standard library routine for storage allocation. It takes the number of bytes required and returns a pointer to a block of that size. Storage is allocated from a heap which lies after the end of the program and data areas. Memory allocated with malloc must be freed explicitly using the "free" routine before it can be re-used.
- maloca — An ancestral longhouse used by the natives of the Amazon, notably in Colombia and Brazil.
- manioc — cassava.
- marcos — Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- marcot — (botany) A branch formed by marcottage.
- mascon — a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- mascot — an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck: The U.S. Navy mascot is a goat.
- matico — a Peruvian shrub, Piper angustifolium, the leaves of which have medicinal properties
- mcadoo — William Gibbs, 1863–1941, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1913–18.
- meacon — to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- mobcap — a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- modcal — A version of HP-PASCAL enhanced with system programming constructs, used internally by HP.
- modica — Plural form of modicum.
- mohacs — a city in S Hungary, on the Danube River: site of battles with Turkish forces, 1526 and 1687.
- monaco — a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- monact — the spicule of a sponge that has a single-spiked structure
- monica — a female given name.
- morcha — (in India) a hostile demonstration against the government
- mosaic — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- mosiac — Do you mean Mosaic?
- motuca — a Brazilian horsefly, Lepiselaga crassipes
- mucosa — mucous membrane.
- mycota — an alternative taxonomic name for the kingdom Fungi.
- nam co — a salt lake in SW China, in SE Tibet at an altitude of 4629 m (15 186 ft). Area: about 1800 sq km (700 sq miles)
- occamy — a metallic alloy that simulates the precious metals silver and gold
- ockham — William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- oomiac — umiak
- pomace — the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- romaic — demotic (def 5).
- satcom — one of a series of privately financed geosynchronous communications satellites that provide television, voice, and data transmissions to the U.S.
- scamto — the argot of urban South African Black people
- socman — sokeman.
- tacoma — a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- tombac — an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- tomcat — a male cat.
- tumaco — a seaport in SW Colombia.
- vomica — a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.