10-letter words containing c, y
- mammectomy — mastectomy.
- maniacally — of or relating to mania or a maniac.
- mason city — a city in N Iowa.
- mastectomy — the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.
- match play — play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won by each side.
- matriarchy — a family, society, community, or state governed by women.
- matricliny — matrocliny.
- matrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the maternal parent (opposed to patrocliny).
- matronymic — metronymic.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- mcguffey's — William Holmes, 1800–73, U.S. educator: editor of the Eclectic Readers, a series of school readers.
- mcreynolds — James Clark, 1862–1946, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1914–41.
- mediocracy — government or rule by a mediocre person or group.
- mediocrely — In a mediocre way.
- mediocrity — the state or quality of being mediocre.
- 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.
- mercifully — full of mercy; characterized by, expressing, or showing mercy; compassionate: a merciful God.
- 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.
- mesenchyme — cells of mesodermal origin that are capable of developing into connective tissues, blood, and lymphatic and blood vessels.
- mesophytic — Relating to a mesophyte.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metecdysis — the period following the moult (ecdysis) of an arthropod, when the new cuticle is forming
- metrically — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- metronymic — derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.
- microarray — A grid of DNA segments of known sequence that is used to test and map DNA fragments, antibodies, or proteins.
- microcytes — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- microcytic — Pathology. an abnormally small red blood cell.
- micrometry — the act or process of taking measurements with a micrometer.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microscopy — the use of the microscope.
- midcentury — Occurring around the center or middle of the century.
- millocracy — rule or government by mill owners
- mimeticity — (rare) The quality or state of being mimetic, or the degree to which one is mimetic.
- miscellany — a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
- miscreancy — the state or condition of a miscreant; villainy.
- modacrylic — designating or of any of various synthetic fibers that resist combustion, made from long-chain polymers composed primarily of acrylonitrile modified by other polymers: used in making fabrics, carpets, etc.
- monochromy — the skill of painting or sketching using only a single colour
- monocycles — Plural form of monocycle.
- monocyclic — having one cycle.
- monohydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) monohydroxy.