8-letter words containing m, c, a
- corallum — the skeleton of any zoophyte, esp that of a coral colony
- coramine — a drug, C10H14N2O, which is a circulatory stimulant and is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, hence preventing its use by athletes
- cornmeal — Cornmeal is a powder made from maize. It is used in cooking.
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- cosmical — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- costmary — a herbaceous plant, Chrysanthemum balsamita, native to Asia. Its fragrant leaves were used as a seasoning and to flavour ale: family Asteraceae (composites)
- costumal — Pertaining to costume or dress.
- coumadin — Synonym of warfarin.
- coumarin — a white vanilla-scented crystalline ester, used in perfumes and flavourings and as an anticoagulant. Formula: C9H6O2
- coumarou — a tall leguminous tree, Coumarouna odorata, of tropical America
- crabmeat — Crabmeat is the part of a crab that you eat.
- cragsman — a rock climber
- cragsmen — Plural form of cragsman.
- cramdown — (legal) A court settlement in bankruptcy in which creditors receive less than they were owed.
- cramming — intensive study, esp in order to pass an exam
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- cramping — cramp iron.
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- crampoon — Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe).
- cream of — creamed purée of
- creamers — Plural form of creamer.
- creamery — A creamery is a place where milk and cream are made into butter and cheese.
- creamier — Comparative form of creamy.
- creamily — In a creamy manner.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- creampie — Alternative spelling of cream pie.
- cremains — A dead person's cremains are their remains after their body has been cremated.
- cremated — Simple past tense and past participle of cremate.
- cremates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cremate.
- cremator — a furnace for cremating corpses
- crewmate — a colleague on the crew of a boat or ship
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- cromalin — a colour proofing system
- cromorna — a reed stop in an organ giving an oboe-like tone
- crossarm — a horizontal bar or arm
- crossman — Richard (Howard Stafford). 1907–74, British Labour politician. His diaries, published posthumously as the Crossman Papers (1975), revealed details of cabinet discussions
- crotalum — a type of castanet, often used in religious dances in ancient Greece
- crumenal — a purse
- cumacean — any small malacostracan marine crustacean of the Cumacea family, mostly dwelling on the sea bed but sometimes found among the plankton
- cumarone — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C 8H 6O
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- cumstain — Lb vulgar A stain from ejaculate.
- cumulant — (mathematics) Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form.
- cumulate — to accumulate
- custumal — a customary.
- cyathium — a form of inflorescence of the type found on the poinsettia
- cyclamen — A cyclamen is a plant with white, pink, or red flowers.
- cymatics — the study of wave phenomena, esp sound, and their visual representations
- cymation — cymatium.
- cymatium — the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature