9-letter words containing m, u, c
- castellum — a small fort, normally used as a watch tower
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- casualism — the doctrine that the existence and occurrence of everything is controlled by chance
- catamount — any of various medium-sized felines, such as the puma or lynx
- cauchemar — a nightmare
- caudiform — (zoology) Resembling a tail.
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- cavaedium — atrium (def 1a).
- centumvir — one of a body of judges responsible for presiding over civil court cases
- centurium — A rejected name for fermium.
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- cetuximab — a monoclonal antibody used to treat cancer
- chalumeau — an early reed instrument, the precursor of the clarinet
- chalutzim — halutz.
- charmeuse — a lightweight fabric with a satin-like finish
- chautemps — Camille [ka-mee-yuh] /kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1885–1963, French politician: premier 1930, 1933–34, 1937–38.
- checksums — Plural form of checksum.
- chempaduk — an evergreen moraceous tree, Artocarpus champeden (or A. integer), of Malaysia, similar to the jackfruit
- chermoula — a marinade used in N African cookery
- chiamussu — Jiamusi.
- chipmunks — Plural form of chipmunk.
- churchism — adherence to the principles of an established church
- churchman — A churchman is the same as a clergyman.
- churchmen — Plural form of churchman.
- churnmilk — buttermilk
- circumfer — (obsolete, transitive) To bear or carry around.
- circumfix — a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.
- clamorous — If you describe people or their voices as clamorous, you mean they are talking loudly or shouting.
- clamoured — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clamourer — One who clamours.
- claustrum — a thin layer of grey matter in the brain
- clitellum — a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs
- club moss — any mosslike tracheophyte plant of the phylum Lycopodophyta, having erect or creeping stems covered with tiny overlapping leaves
- clubmates — Plural form of clubmate.
- clubrooms — Plural form of clubroom.
- clubwoman — a woman who is an enthusiastic member of a club or clubs
- clubwomen — Plural form of clubwoman.
- clumpiest — Superlative form of clumpy.
- clumsiest — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- co durham — County Durham
- coccidium — any parasitic protozoan of the order Coccidia
- coenamour — to enamour jointly
- coenobium — a monastery or convent
- colchicum — any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Colchicum, such as the autumn crocus
- coliseums — Plural form of coliseum.
- collegium — (in the former Soviet Union) a board in charge of a department
- colluvium — a mixture of rock fragments from the bases of cliffs
- collyrium — any medicated preparation for the eyes; eyewash
- colosseum — an amphitheatre in Rome built about 75–80 ad