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11-letter words containing m, a, c, n

  • canis minor — a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon
  • cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
  • cannibalism — If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people.
  • cannot seem — If you say that you cannot seem or could not seem to do something, you mean that you have tried to do it and were unable to.
  • canto fermo — a melody that is the basis to which other parts are added in polyphonic music
  • cantonments — Plural form of cantonment.
  • cappa magna — a ceremonial cloak having a long train and a silk or fur-lined hood, worn by cardinals, bishops, and certain other dignitaries.
  • car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
  • carbamidine — guanidine.
  • carbapenems — Plural form of carbapenem.
  • carborundum — any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
  • carbylamine — any of a group of organic cyanides containing the radical NC
  • carcinomata — Plural form of carcinoma.
  • carminative — able to relieve flatulence
  • carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
  • carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
  • cash income — income received in the form of cash during a specified period, esp that of rural and farming households
  • cashierment — the action of rejecting or dismissing
  • catechumens — Plural form of catechumen.
  • cattlewoman — A woman who raises or tends cattle.
  • cattlewomen — Plural form of cattlewoman.
  • cementation — the process of heating a solid with a powdered material to modify the properties of the solid, esp the heating of wrought iron, surrounded with charcoal, to 750–900°C to produce steel
  • cementatory — possessing the quality to firmly unite or cement
  • centigramme — Alternative spelling of centigram.
  • centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
  • centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
  • ceremonials — Plural form of ceremonial.
  • cga monitor — a type of (early) computer monitor designed to operate with CGA technology
  • chaenomeles — any of a genus of deciduous shrubs within the family Rosaceae, native to East Asia
  • chain-smoke — Someone who chain-smokes smokes cigarettes or cigars continuously.
  • chamberhand — a worker in the cold storage area of a slaughterhouse
  • chamberlain — A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank.
  • chameleonic — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
  • champignons — Plural form of champignon.
  • championess — a female champion
  • championing — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
  • champollion — Jean François (ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃swa). 1790–1832, French Egyptologist, who deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone
  • changemaker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
  • charactonym — a name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character.
  • charientism — (rhetoric) A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
  • charlemagne — ?742–814 ad, king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms, and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe. Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning
  • chastenment — the process of chastening
  • cheap money — money lent at a low rate of interest
  • checkmating — Present participle of checkmate.
  • chimichanga — a savoury deep-fried filled tortilla
  • chimney cap — a raised cover for the top of a chimney, usually in the form of a slab or cornice.
  • chimpanzees — Plural form of chimpanzee.
  • chiromancer — A palm reader, one who practices chiromancy.
  • chiromantic — relating to chiromancy
  • chloramines — Plural form of chloramine.
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