13-letter words containing m, y, a
- cable tramway — tramway (def 4).
- calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
- cambyses (ii) — died 522 b.c.; king of Persia (529-522): son of Cyrus the Great
- camp fire boy — a boy who is a member of the Campfire Boys and Girls. Compare Camp Fire Girl.
- campylobacter — a rod-shaped bacterium that causes infections in cattle and man. Unpasteurized milk infected with campylobacter is a common cause of gastroenteritis
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
- caution money — a sum of money deposited as security for good conduct, against possible debts, etc
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
- chemotaxonomy — the taxonomy of species of organisms based on biochemical characteristics
- cherry tomato — a miniature tomato not much bigger than a cherry
- chimney place — an open hearth.
- chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- christmas day — Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
- chromatically — In a chromatic manner.
- chromatolysis — the dissolution of stained material, such as chromatin in injured cells
- chromatolytic — relating to chromatolysis
- chromosomally — With reference to chromosomes.
- chromotherapy — the use of colour and light as a restorative therapy and to promote mental and physical well-being
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chymification — the process of turning into chyme
- cinco de mayo — May 5, anniversary of the victory of Mexico over French forces at Puebla in 1862: observed by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
- cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
- circumjacency — the state of being circumjacent
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
- climactically — In a climactic fashion; like, or as, a climax.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- cockney bream — a young snapper fish
- colostomy bag — a bag that is attached to the surgical opening from the colon onto the surface of the body and into which faecal matter passes
- combinability — capable of combining or being combined.
- come in handy — If something comes in handy, it is useful in a particular situation.
- come what may — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- commemoratory — commemorative (def 1).
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- commerciality — commercial quality or character; ability to produce a profit: Distributors were concerned about the film's commerciality compared with last year's successful pictures.
- commissionary — Of, relating to, or conferring a commission.
- common canary — See under canary (def 1).
- common prayer — the liturgy of public services of the Church of England, esp Morning and Evening Prayer
- communicatory — inclined to communicate or impart; talkative: He isn't feeling very communicative today.
- commutability — The quality of being commutable.
- commutatively — of or relating to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange.
- commutativity — the property of being commutative
- companionably — possessing the qualities of a good companion; pleasant to be with; congenial.