10-letter words containing m, e, t, a, c
- 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.
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- checkmated — (chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
- checkmates — Plural form of checkmate.
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chemiatric — healing by the use of chemicals
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chief mate — first mate.
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- cinematize — to adapt (a novel or play) for cinema
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- classmates — Plural form of classmate.
- clematises — Plural form of clematis.
- climateric — (obsolete) climatic.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatized — to acclimate to a new environment.
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- clubmaster — the manager of a gentlemen's club
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- 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.
- columnated — Architecture. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- comandante — commandant.
- combatable — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- come about — When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened.
- comedietta — a short comic stage or musical production
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- comitative — (of a case) expressing accompaniment
- commandeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command.
- commentary — A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
- commentate — To commentate means to give a radio or television commentary on an event.
- commutable — (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity
- commutated — to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
- compacture — an act of joining or bringing into proximity
- compatable — Misspelling of compatible.