10-letter words containing n, t, m
- cant frame — any of several frames bracketed aft of the transom of a ship and inclined slightly to the fore-and-aft direction.
- cantonment — A cantonment is a group of buildings or a camp where soldiers live.
- carmarthen — a market town in S Wales, the administrative centre of Carmarthenshire: Norman castle. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carthamine — a yellow or red dye obtained from safflower
- cartomancy — the telling of fortunes with playing cards
- catamarans — Plural form of catamaran.
- catamenial — Of or relating to the menses or menstruation.
- catamnesis — a medical history following the onset of an illness.
- catamounts — Plural form of catamount.
- catchments — Plural form of catchment.
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- cefmatilen — An orally active cephalosporin antibiotic.
- 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
- chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
- cheltenham — a town in W England, in central Gloucestershire: famous for its schools, racecourse, and saline springs (discovered in 1716). Pop: 98 875 (2001)
- 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
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- cimetidine — a drug used to suppress the formation of acid by the stomach and so to encourage the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Formula: C10H16-N6S
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- cinematize — to adapt (a novel or play) for cinema
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- claymation — the techniques of animation applied to clay models
- clement ii — (Suidger) died 1047, pope 1046–47.
- clement iv — (Guy Foulques) died 1268, French ecclesiastic: pope 1265–68.
- clement ix — (Giulio Rospigliosi) 1600–69, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1667–69.
- clement vi — (Pierre Roger) 1291–1352, French ecclesiastic: pope 1342–52.
- clement xi — (Giovanni Francesco Albani) 1649–1721, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1700–21.
- clementine — A clementine is a fruit that looks like a small orange.
- clinometer — an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
- 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.
- coatimundi — The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a south American carnivore.
- codominant — (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism
- coenosteum — the calcareous skeleton of a hydrocoral or a coral colony
- 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
- 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.
- comandante — commandant.
- combatants — a nation engaged in active fighting with enemy forces.