10-letter words containing c, a, y, e
- isocyanine — a member of the group of cyanine dyes.
- itinerancy — the act of traveling from place to place.
- jack benny — Jack (Benjamin Kubelsky) 1894–1974, U.S. comedian.
- jackassery — The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
- jacky howe — (formerly) a sleeveless flannel shirt worn by sheep shearers
- jelly coat — an ovum-produced glycoprotein that causes adhesion of sperm to the ovum; fertilizin.
- jockey cap — a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- jouysaunce — joy
- jovysaunce — joy
- keltically — Celt.
- kerygmatic — the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the manner of the early church.
- kissy-face — affectionate kissing; necking: playing kissy-face.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lardy cake — a rich sweet cake made of bread dough, lard, sugar, and dried fruit
- layer cake — a cake made in layers, with a cream, jelly, or other filling between them.
- lectionary — a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- legitimacy — the state or quality of being legitimate.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- lexicality — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
- like crazy — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- macrocycle — (chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule.
- macrocytes — Plural form of macrocyte.
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mammectomy — mastectomy.
- mastectomy — the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
- mediocracy — government or rule by a mediocre person or group.
- megacycles — Plural form of megacycle.
- megalocyte — (physiology) A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- melanocyte — a cell producing and containing melanin.
- menacingly — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- mendicancy — the practice of begging, as for alms.
- merchantry — (dated) The body of merchants taken collectively.
- mercy seat — Bible: Golden covering on the Arc of Covenant
- mercy-seat — Bible. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22. the throne of God.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metrically — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- miscellany — a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
- miscreancy — the state or condition of a miscreant; villainy.
- myasthenic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- mycetozoan — myxomycete
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrolatry — worship of the dead.
- necromancy — a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- nectocalyx — the swimming bell of a jellyfish
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neocyanine — a dye used to make photographic emulsions sensitive to infrared radiation.