10-letter words containing n, c, m
- cefmatilen — An orally active cephalosporin antibiotic.
- cellar-man — a person who is in charge of the alcoholic-beverage supply of a hotel or restaurant.
- centermost — Alternative form of centremost.
- centesimal — hundredth
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- centimeter — A centimeter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten millimeters or one-hundredth of a meter.
- centimetre — A centimetre is a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten millimetres or one-hundredth of a metre.
- centralism — Centralism is a way of governing a country, or organizing something such as industry, education, or politics, which involves having one central group of people who give instructions to everyone else.
- centremost — Closest to the centre.
- centromere — the dense nonstaining region of a chromosome that attaches it to the spindle during mitosis
- centrosome — a small body in a cell where microtubules are produced. In animal cells it surrounds the centriole
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- ceremonies — Plural form of ceremony.
- ceruminous — earwax.
- chain mail — Chain mail is a kind of armour made from small metal rings joined together so that they look like cloth.
- chain pump — a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom.
- chairwoman — The chairwoman of a meeting, committee, or organization is the woman in charge of it.
- chairwomen — Plural form of chairwoman.
- chamaeleon — a faint constellation lying between Volans and the South celestial pole
- chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
- chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- chambranle — the three-sided ornamental bordering found around doors, windows, and fireplaces
- chameleons — Plural form of chameleon.
- chamfering — Present participle of chamfer.
- champagnes — Plural form of champagne.
- champaigne — Philippe de (filip də). 1602–74, French painter, born in Brussels: noted particularly for his portraits and historical and religious scenes
- champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- changeroom — a room for use in changing one's clothes.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- chemicking — (of textiles) the process of bleaching
- chemokines — Plural form of chemokine.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- cheongsams — Plural form of cheongsam.
- chernozems — Plural form of chernozem.
- chiang mai — city in NW Thailand, on a headstream of the Chao Phraya: pop. 162,000
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chilomonad — any of the colorless protozoalike algae of the genus Chilomonas (phylum Cryptophyta), chiefly saprozoic flagellates found in fresh waters that have become stagnant: popular in laboratory studies.
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- chin music — bowling or pitching aimed at the batsman or batter's head
- chipmunked — Simple past tense and past participle of chipmunk.
- chirognomy — the study of the hand in order to discern a person's nature or future events
- chiromancy — palmistry
- chironomer — a person who is skilled in chironomy