11-letter words containing c, a, u, m, i, n
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- humectation — A moistening.
- illuminance — illumination (def 6).
- importunacy — the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness.
- impuissance — Impotence, weakness.
- in a vacuum — If something is done in a vacuum, it is not affected by any outside influences or information.
- inasmuch as — to the extent that, in that
- incumbrance — encumbrance.
- incunabulum — A book, single sheet, or image that was printed — not handwritten — before the year 1501 in Europe.
- insectarium — a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- lactalbumin — the simple protein of milk, obtained from whey, used in the preparation of certain foods and in adhesives and varnishes.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- machine gun — automatic firearm
- machine-gun — to shoot at with a machine gun.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- main clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- main gauche — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- manducating — Present participle of manducate.
- manducation — The act of eating.
- manicurists — Plural form of manicurist.
- manuduction — the act of directing or guiding.
- manuscripts — Plural form of manuscript.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- masculation — Making masculine; giving male characteristics.
- masculinely — In a masculine manner.
- masculinism — An ideology of masculinity; especially, an ideology opposed to, or opposed by, feminism.
- masculinist — Characterized by or denoting attitudes or values held to be typical of men.
- masculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- masculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- matriculant — a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- micturating — Present participle of micturate.
- misguidance — to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- monochasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which the main axis produces only a single branch.
- monticulate — having low rising mounds or protrusions
- muck-raking — If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.
- multiagency — involving multiple agencies
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- munich pact — the pact signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany on September 29, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany: often cited as an instance of unwise and unprincipled appeasement of an aggressive nation.
- municipally — of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- muonic atom — an atom in which an orbiting electron has been replaced by a muon
- musculation — (anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.