10-letter words containing m, e, l, a, i
- calcimines — Plural form of calcimine.
- calumniate — to slander
- camel hair — the hair of the camel, used especially for cloth, painters' brushes, and Oriental rugs.
- camel spin — camel (def 3).
- camel-hair — A camel-hair coat is made of a kind of soft, thick woollen cloth, usually creamy-brown in colour.
- camelshair — (attributive) The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.
- cameralism — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- campaniles — Plural form of campanile.
- capitellum — an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum
- caramelise — (cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
- caramelize — If sugar caramelizes, it turns to caramel as a result of being heated.
- carmichael — Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929)
- catamenial — Of or relating to the menses or menstruation.
- cefmatilen — An orally active cephalosporin antibiotic.
- cemeterial — of or relating to a cemetery or to burial.
- centesimal — hundredth
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- chemically — a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chimerical — wildly fanciful; imaginary
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chloramine — an unstable colourless liquid with a pungent odour, made by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia. Formula: NH2Cl
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- cis female — a person who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- clambering — of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.
- clamdigger — One who digs for clams.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- cleggmania — the brief surge in popularity for the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Nick Clegg, after a series of live televised debates preceding the 2010 British general election
- clematises — Plural form of clematis.
- climateric — (obsolete) climatic.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatized — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climaxless — without a climax
- clip frame — a picture frame that is held together by clips attaching the glass to the backing
- coal miner — A coal miner is a person whose job is mining coal.
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- colemanite — a colourless or white glassy mineral consisting of hydrated calcium borate in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs with and is a source of borax. Formula: Ca2B6O11.5H2O
- collimated — Simple past tense and past participle of collimate.
- collimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate.
- combinable — capable of combining or being combined.
- come alive — If people, places, or events come alive, they start to be lively again after a quiet period. If someone or something brings them alive, they cause them to come alive.
- commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.