9-letter words containing m, a, c, n
- carcinoma — Carcinoma is a type of cancer.
- cardamine — bittercress
- carnalism — the quality or state of being sensual
- carthamin — (organic compound) A red colouring matter obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.
- casements — Plural form of casement.
- catamaran — A catamaran is a sailing boat with two parallel hulls that are held in place by a single deck.
- catamenia — menstrual discharge; menstruation
- catamount — any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
- catchment — In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.
- cattleman — A cattleman is a man who looks after or owns cattle, especially in North America or Australia.
- cattlemen — Plural form of cattleman.
- cavewoman — A prehistoric woman who lived in caves.
- cavewomen — Plural form of cavewoman.
- cellarman — a person in charge of a cellar where wine or beer is stored
- cellarmen — Plural form of cellarman.
- centigram — one hundredth of a gram
- ceromancy — divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water
- chainmail — Alternative spelling of chain mail.
- chainsman — a person who stands in the chains to take soundings; leadsman.
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chamfrons — Plural form of chamfron.
- chaminade — Cécile Louise Stéphanie [sey-seel lweez stey-fa-nee] /seɪˈsil lwiz steɪ faˈni/ (Show IPA), 1857–1944, French pianist and composer.
- champagne — Champagne is an expensive French white wine with bubbles in. It is often drunk to celebrate something.
- champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
- champians — Plural form of champian.
- champions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion.
- champlain — Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)
- charmante — Silk fabric with a crepe back.
- charminar — a 16th-century monument with four minarets at Hyderabad, India
- charmings — Plural form of charming.
- charwoman — A charwoman is a woman who is employed to clean houses or offices.
- charwomen — Plural form of charwoman.
- cheongsam — a straight dress, usually of silk or cotton, with a stand-up collar and a slit in one side of the skirt, worn by Chinese women
- chiengmai — a town in NW Thailand: teak, silver, silk industries: university (1964). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- chimineas — Plural form of chiminea.
- chinampas — Plural form of chinampa.
- chomskyan — of or relating to Noam Chomsky or his linguistic theories, especially to transformational-generative grammar.
- chondroma — a benign cartilaginous growth or neoplasm
- chromagen — (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.
- chromatin — the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes
- churchman — A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
- cimmerian — very dark; gloomy
- cinematic — Cinematic means relating to films made for the cinema.
- cineramic — relating to a cinematic process producing widescreen images
- cinnamate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of cinnamic acid.
- cinnamene — styrene.
- cinnamons — Plural form of cinnamon.
- cinnamony — reminiscent of cinnamon
- cis woman — an adult who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- claimants — Plural form of claimant.