9-letter words containing m, e, c
- carmakers — Plural form of carmaker.
- carmelite — a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; White Friar
- carmelize — (US) Alternative form of caramelize.
- carpellum — (botany) A carpel.
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- casemaker — a machine that produces the stiff covers for hardback books
- casemates — Plural form of casemate.
- casements — Plural form of casement.
- caseworms — Plural form of caseworm.
- cassimere — a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave
- castellum — a small fort, normally used as a watch tower
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- catamenia — menstrual discharge; menstruation
- catamites — Plural form of catamite.
- 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.
- catechism — In a Catholic, Episcopal, or Orthodox Church, the catechism is a series of questions and answers about religious beliefs, which has to be learned by people before they can become full members of that Church.
- cattleman — A cattleman is a man who looks after or owns cattle, especially in North America or Australia.
- cattlemen — Plural form of cattleman.
- cauchemar — a nightmare
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- cavaedium — atrium (def 1a).
- cavewoman — A prehistoric woman who lived in caves.
- cavewomen — Plural form of cavewoman.
- cecostomy — Alternative spelling of caecostomy.
- celiotomy — laparotomy (def 2).
- cellarman — a person in charge of a cellar where wine or beer is stored
- cellarmen — Plural form of cellarman.
- cellmates — Plural form of cellmate.
- celticism — a Celtic custom or usage.
- cementing — Present participle of cement.
- cementite — the hard brittle compound of iron and carbon that forms in carbon steels and some cast irons. Formula: Fe3C
- centesimo — a former monetary unit of Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican City worth one hundredth of a lira
- centigram — one hundredth of a gram
- centumvir — one of a body of judges responsible for presiding over civil court cases
- centurium — A rejected name for fermium.
- ceramides — Plural form of ceramide.
- ceramists — Plural form of ceramist.
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- cerements — Plural form of cerement.
- ceromancy — divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water
- cetrimide — a quaternary ammonium compound used as a detergent and, having powerful antiseptic properties, for sterilizing surgical instruments, cleaning wounds, etc
- cetuximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer
- chalumeau — an early reed instrument, the precursor of the clarinet
- chambered — having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- chamberer — someone who attends to a bed chamber; chambermaid or chamberlain
- chamberys — a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.
- chameleon — A chameleon is a kind of lizard whose skin changes colour to match the colour of its surroundings.
- chamfered — a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces. Compare bevel.
- chaminade — Cécile Louise Stéphanie [sey-seel lweez stey-fa-nee] /seɪˈsil lwiz steɪ faˈni/ (Show IPA), 1857–1944, French pianist and composer.
- chamomile — camomile