10-letter words containing m, e, s, r
- by-numbers — done in an uninspired, simplistic, or formulaic way
- c terminus — the carboxyl end of a protein molecule.
- cablegrams — Plural form of cablegram.
- camcorders — Plural form of camcorder.
- camelshair — (attributive) The hair of a camel, used for paintbrushes etc.
- camera-shy — Someone who is camera-shy is nervous and uncomfortable about being filmed or about having their photograph taken.
- 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.
- campership — financial aid given to a needy youngster to attend summer camp.
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- capsomeres — Plural form of capsomere.
- 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.
- carpostome — the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- cash terms — the terms of a business transaction that is conducted in ready money
- caste mark — a mark on the skin that shows which caste a Hindu belongs to, esp a dot painted on the forehead
- castmember — A member of a theatrical cast.
- cemeteries — Plural form of cemetery.
- centermost — Alternative form of centremost.
- 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.
- centremost — Closest to the centre.
- centrosome — a small body in a cell where microtubules are produced. In animal cells it surrounds the centriole
- ceramicist — a person who makes ceramics.
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- checkrooms — Plural form of checkroom.
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- chernozems — Plural form of chernozem.
- 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
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromogens — Plural form of chromogen.
- chromosome — A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have.
- chronemics — The study of the communicative function of time.
- 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
- clubmaster — the manager of a gentlemen's club
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- cocomposer — a fellow composer
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- comburgess — (formerly) a fellow citizen or freeman of a borough
- come first — If you say that someone or something comes first for a particular person, you mean they treat or consider that person or thing as more important than anything else.
- comforters — Plural form of comforter.
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- commanders — Plural form of commander.