10-letter words containing m, e, s, i
- bolshevism — Bolshevism is the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- boosterism — the practice of actively promoting a city, region, etc, and its local businesses
- bowdlerism — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- bridesmaid — A bridesmaid is a woman or a girl who helps and accompanies a bride on her wedding day.
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- cache miss — (storage) A request to read from memory which cannot be satisfied from the cache, for which the main memory has to be consulted. Opposite: cache hit.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- caffeinism — caffeism
- calamities — a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- calcimines — Plural form of calcimine.
- camel spin — camel (def 3).
- 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.
- camisadoes — Plural form of camisado.
- campaniles — Plural form of campanile.
- campership — financial aid given to a needy youngster to attend summer camp.
- campuswide — Throughout a campus.
- caramelise — (cooking) To convert sugar into caramel.
- carchemish — an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 bc)
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- catamnesis — a medical history following the onset of an illness.
- catechisms — Plural form of catechism.
- cemeteries — Plural form of cemetery.
- centesimal — hundredth
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- 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.
- ceramicist — a person who makes ceramics.
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- cesium 137 — the radioactive cesium isotope with mass number 137 and a half-life of 33 years: used for gamma irradiation of certain foods and for radiation therapy.
- chamomiles — Plural form of chamomile.
- chemisette — an underbodice of lawn, lace, etc, worn to fill in a low-cut dress
- chemokines — Plural form of chemokine.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chimaerism — the insertion of cells of a different genetic make-up into a fetus or embryo
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- chumminess — friendly; intimate; sociable.
- cicisbeism — the practice of admiring a married woman
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- circumcise — If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off.
- circumfuse — to pour or spread (a liquid, powder, etc) around
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place