10-letter words containing m, i, c, a
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chromaffin — showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cimeliarch — a room for keeping the valuables of a church.
- cimicifuga — Any member of the genus Cimicifuga of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- 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
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- circlorama — a system of film projection in which a number of projectors and screens are employed to produce a picture that surrounds the viewer
- circumoral — Around or encircling the mouth.
- cis female — a person who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- 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.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- classicism — Classicism is a style of art practised especially in the 18th century in Europe. It has simple regular forms and the artist does not attempt to express strong emotions.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- 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.
- climatical — of or relating to climate.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatized — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climaxless — without a climax
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinomania — An excessive desire to remain in bed.
- 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.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- cochairman — a person who cochairs an organization
- cochampion — a joint champion
- cockamamie — If you describe something as cockamamie, you mean that it is ridiculous or silly.
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- cognominal — Of or relating to a cognomen.
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (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.