9-letter words containing m, a, c, n, e
- compazine — a tranquilizing drug, C28H32ClN3O8S, used to control serious nausea or vomiting and to reduce anxiety
- compendia — a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine.
- con amore — (to be performed) lovingly
- connemara — a barren coastal region of W Republic of Ireland, in Co Galway: consists of quartzite mountains, peat bogs, and many lakes; noted for its breed of pony originating from the hilly regions
- consumate — Misspelling of consummate.
- copayment — a fee paid by a subscriber to a service for the use of additional services not covered by the subscription
- corn meal — meal made from maize
- cornerman — the first baseman
- coumarone — a colorless liquid, C8H6O, derived from coal tar and combined with indene to produce synthetic resins used in paints, adhesives, etc.
- cracksmen — Plural form of cracksman.
- craftsmen — a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
- cramponee — (heraldry) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; said of a cross.
- cremating — Present participle of cremate.
- cremation — to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- crewwoman — A female crewmember.
- criminate — to charge with a crime; accuse
- culminate — If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- cusimanse — A small mongoose, of genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.
- cyanamide — a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H2NCN
- cyclamens — Plural form of cyclamen.
- cymophane — a yellow or green opalescent variety of chrysoberyl
- damascene — to ornament (metal, esp steel) by etching or by inlaying, usually with gold or silver
- damoclean — a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous nature of that happiness.
- decameron — a collection of a hundred tales by Boccaccio (published 1353), presented as stories told by a group of Florentines to while away ten days during a plague
- decamping — Present participle of decamp.
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- dumb cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumb-cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- eckermann — Johann Peter [yoh-hahn pey-tuh r] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), 1792–1854, German writer and literary assistant to Goethe.
- egomaniac — A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.
- embracing — Present participle of embrace.
- emication — the act of shining or sparkling
- emittance — The quantity emitted (per unit area).
- emplacing — Present participle of emplace.
- enactment — The process of passing legislation.
- encamping — Present participle of encamp.
- encomiast — A person who publicly praises or flatters someone else.
- encompass — Surround and have or hold within.
- enigmatic — Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
- enzymatic — Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes.
- ermanaric — died ?375 ad, king of the Ostrogoths: ruled an extensive empire in eastern Europe, which was overrun by the Huns in the 370s
- excambion — an exchange, esp of land
- exciseman — An official responsible for collecting excise tax and preventing infringement of the excise laws (especially by smuggling).
- fauxmance — a fake romance between two celebrities in order to gain press coverage
- firemanic — of or pertaining to firemen
- flamencos — Plural form of flamenco.