10-letter words containing c, o, m, s
- camisadoes — Plural form of camisado.
- camorrista — a member of a camorra
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- campstools — Plural form of campstool.
- cape smoke — South African brandy
- capsomeres — Plural form of capsomere.
- carambolas — Plural form of carambola.
- carcinomas — Plural form of carcinoma.
- carpostome — the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- cartograms — Plural form of cartogram.
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- cat's meow — Slang. someone or something wonderful or remarkable.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catostomid — (zoology) Any member of the Catostomidae.
- centermost — Alternative form of centremost.
- centremost — Closest to the centre.
- centrosome — a small body in a cell where microtubules are produced. In animal cells it surrounds the centriole
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- checkrooms — Plural form of checkroom.
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- chemokines — Plural form of chemokine.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- cheongsams — Plural form of cheongsam.
- chernozems — Plural form of chernozem.
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chondromas — Plural form of chondroma.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromogens — Plural form of chromogen.
- chromosome — A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chrysostom — Saint John. ?345–407 ad, Greek patriarch; archbishop of Constantinople (398–404). Feast day: Sept 13 or Nov 13
- cinchonism — a condition resulting from an excessive dose of cinchona bark or its alkaloids, characterized chiefly by headache, ringing in the ears, and vomiting
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.