10-letter words containing m, o, c
- cockamamie — If you describe something as cockamamie, you mean that it is ridiculous or silly.
- cockneydom — cockneys considered together as a group
- cockneyism — a characteristic of speech or custom peculiar to cockneys
- cockscombs — Plural form of cockscomb.
- cockwomble — (UK,slang,derogatory) A foolish or obnoxious person.
- cocomposer — a fellow composer
- 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
- coenosteum — the calcareous skeleton of a hydrocoral or a coral colony
- coenzyme a — a constituent of biological cells that functions as the agent of acylation in metabolic reactions
- coenzyme q — a quinone derivative, present in biological cells, that functions as an electron carrier in the electron transport chain
- coffeeroom — A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained.
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- cognominal — Of or relating to a cognomen.
- cohomology — the abstract study of algebraic topology
- coimbatore — an industrial city in SW India, in W Tamil Nadu. Pop: 923 085 (2001)
- coin money — to earn or accumulate wealth rapidly
- colchicums — Plural form of colchicum.
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- 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
- collembola — Any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.
- 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
- colloquium — an informal gathering for discussion
- colosseums — Plural form of colosseum.
- columbaria — Irregular plural form of columbarium.
- columbines — Plural form of columbine.
- columellae — Plural form of columella.
- columellar — (biology, anatomy) Of or pertaining to a columella.
- 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.
- columnists — Plural form of columnist.
- comanchean — of or relating to the early part of the Cretaceous system and period
- comanchero — (in 19th-century New Mexico) a trader who traded with the Native American nomadic tribes such as the Comanche, Navajo, and Apache
- comandante — commandant.
- comatulids — Plural form of comatulid.
- comb jelly — ctenophore
- combat car — a small armoured car
- combatable — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combatants — a nation engaged in active fighting with enemy forces.
- combatting — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- combinable — capable of combining or being combined.
- combinator — (computer science) A lambda expression which has no free variables in it.
- combinedly — made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.
- comburgess — (formerly) a fellow citizen or freeman of a borough
- combusting — Present participle of combust.
- combustion — Combustion is the act of burning something or the process of burning.