10-letter words containing c, i, s, m
- cache miss — (storage) A request to read from memory which cannot be satisfied from the cache, for which the main memory has to be consulted. Opposite: cache hit.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- cacuminous — (of a tree) having a pointed or a pyramidal top
- caddisworm — the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which constructs a protective case around itself made of silk, sand, stones, etc
- caffeinism — caffeism
- calamities — a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- calamitous — If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- calcimines — Plural form of calcimine.
- calumnious — of or using calumny
- camarillas — Plural form of camarilla.
- camel spin — camel (def 3).
- camelshair — (attributive) The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.
- cameralism — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- camisadoes — Plural form of camisado.
- camorrista — a member of a camorra
- camp shirt — a short-sleeved shirt or blouse with a notched collar and usually two breast pockets.
- campaniles — Plural form of campanile.
- campership — financial aid given to a needy youngster to attend summer camp.
- campuswide — Throughout a campus.
- candaulism — A practice or in which a man exposes his female partner, or images of her, to other people for their pleasure.
- capitalism — Capitalism is an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are owned by private individuals and not by the state.
- 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.
- caramelise — (cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
- 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.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- cash limit — a limit imposed as a method of curtailing overall expenditure without specifying the precise means of budgetary control
- casimir iv — 1427–92, grand duke of Lithuania (1440–92) and king of Poland (1447–92)
- castratism — The practice of prepubescently castrating male humans as to preserve their alto or soprano voices.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- catamnesis — a medical history following the onset of an illness.
- catechisms — Plural form of catechism.
- catostomid — (zoology) Any member of the Catostomidae.
- cemeteries — Plural form of cemetery.
- centesimal — hundredth
- 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.
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- cesium 137 — the radioactive cesium isotope with mass number 137 and a half-life of 33 years: used for gamma irradiation of certain foods and for radiation therapy.
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- charismata — Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- chemisette — an underbodice of lawn, lace, etc, worn to fill in a low-cut dress
- chemokines — Plural form of chemokine.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chiasmatic — relating to the intersection of the optic nerve fibres at the bottom of the brain
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.