10-letter words containing m, i, t, o, c
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- chicoutimi — city in SC Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River: pop. 63,000
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromatoid — Resembling chromatin.
- 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.
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- clinometer — an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
- cliometric — Of or pertaining to cliometrics.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- coeliotomy — (surgery) A surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
- coelomatic — of or relating to a coelom
- 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.
- collimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate.
- collimator — a small telescope attached to a larger optical instrument as an aid in fixing its line of sight
- columnists — Plural form of columnist.
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- combatting — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combinator — (computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
- combusting — Present participle of combust.
- combustion — Combustion is the act of burning something or the process of burning.
- combustive — the act or process of burning.
- 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.
- comedietta — a short comic stage or musical production
- comestible — food
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- comicality — the quality of being comical
- coming out — the declaration that one is gay
- coming-out — a debut into society, especially a formal debut by a debutante.
- comiserate — Obsolete spelling of commiserate.
- comitadjis — members of any guerrilla band in the Balkan countries or Macedonia
- comitative — (of a case) expressing accompaniment
- commenting — a remark, observation, or criticism: a comment about the weather.
- comminuted — pulverized; ground
- comminutor — a machine that pulverizes solids, as in waste treatment.
- commitment — Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.
- committals — Plural form of committal.
- committees — Plural form of committee.
- committeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commit.
- committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- commixtion — the act of mixing together
- commixture — a mixture
- commoditie — Obsolete spelling of commodity.