10-letter words containing m, y, e
- axonometry — the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals
- babyboomer — Alternative spelling of baby boomer.
- babymakers — Plural form of babymaker.
- ballymoney — a district in N Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim. Pop: 27 809 (2003 est). Area: 417 sq km (161 sq miles)
- bank money — checks, drafts, and bank credits other than currency that are the equivalent of money.
- bathymeter — An instrument used to measure the depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes.
- bathymetry — measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water
- becomingly — that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing: a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
- belly-slam — belly-flop.
- betty lamp — an Early American lamp, consisting of a shallow, covered basin filled with oil, tallow, etc., providing fuel for a wick housed in a teapotlike spout, and often hung by a hook or suspended from a chain.
- biopolymer — a large molecule in a living organism
- body image — an individual's concept of his or her own body
- bog myrtle — sweet gale.
- bony bream — an Australian freshwater clupeid fish, Fluvialosa richardsonii
- boot money — unofficial bonuses in the form of illegal cash payments made by a professional sports club to its players
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- bradyseism — a gradual rise or fall in the earth's crust
- bumpy ride — experience: difficult
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- by-numbers — done in an uninspired, simplistic, or formulaic way
- cad system — A CAD system is a computer system for designing parts or products before they are manufactured.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- call money — money loaned by banks and recallable on demand
- camera-shy — Someone who is camera-shy is nervous and uncomfortable about being filmed or about having their photograph taken.
- campimetry — a technique for assessing the central part of the visual field
- cash money — cash, as distinguished from a check or money order.
- cavalrymen — a soldier in the cavalry.
- chemically — a substance produced by or used in a chemical process.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- chlamydate — (of some molluscs) possessing a mantle
- chlamydiae — the sexually transmitted diseases that are due to the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis
- chomophyte — any plant that grows on rocky ledges or in fissures and crevices
- chroma key — an electronic special-effects system for combining a desired background with live foreground action.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chyloderma — (medicine) swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
- cleromancy — a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- cockneydom — cockneys considered together as a group
- cockneyism — a characteristic of speech or custom peculiar to cockneys
- 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.
- 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
- coin money — to earn or accumulate wealth rapidly
- comb jelly — ctenophore
- combinedly — made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.
- cometology — the study of comets
- commandery — a manor under the charge of a commander of a religious military order of knights
- commentary — A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.