10-letter words containing m, a, c, i, n
- chiang mai — city in NW Thailand, on a headstream of the Chao Phraya: pop. 162,000
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- cinematize — to adapt (a novel or play) for cinema
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- cleggmania — the brief surge in popularity for the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, after a series of live televised debates preceding the 2010 British general election
- clinomania — An excessive desire to remain in bed.
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- cochairman — a person who cochairs an organization
- cochampion — a joint champion
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- cognominal — Of or relating to a cognomen.
- colemanite — a colourless or white glassy mineral consisting of hydrated calcium borate in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs with and is a source of borax. Formula: Ca2B6O11.5H2O
- combatting — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combinable — capable of combining or being combined.
- combinator — (computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
- come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
- communital — a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
- communitas — the sense of sharing and intimacy that develops among persons who experience liminality as a group.
- compacting — Present participle of compact.
- compaction — a compacting or being compacted; compression
- companding — a process in which the dynamic range of a signal is reduced for recording purposes and then expanded to its original value for reproduction or playback.
- companions — Plural form of companion.
- compansion — Companding.
- companying — Present participle of company.
- comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
- compassing — Present participle of compass.
- compassion — Compassion is a feeling of pity, sympathy, and understanding for someone who is suffering.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- complaints — A statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others