10-letter words containing s, m, a, c
- charismata — Theology. a divinely conferred gift or power.
- chasmogamy — the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollination
- chauvinism — Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
- checkmates — Plural form of checkmate.
- chemonasty — the nastic movement of a plant in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemostats — Plural form of chemostat.
- chemotaxis — the movement of a microorganism or cell in response to a chemical stimulus
- cheongsams — Plural form of cheongsam.
- chiasmatic — relating to the intersection of the optic nerve fibres at the bottom of the brain
- chicanismo — pride in one's heritage as a Mexican-American.
- chikamatsu — Monzaemon [mawn-zah-e-mawn] /ˈmɔn zɑ ɛˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1653–1724, Japanese playwright.
- childermas — Holy Innocents Day, Dec 28
- chilomonas — a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- chimaerism — the insertion of cells of a different genetic make-up into a fetus or embryo
- chlamydias — Plural form of chlamydia.
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- choliambus — a line of iambic meter with a spondee or trochee replacing the last foot.
- chondromas — Plural form of chondroma.
- choriambus — choriamb.
- chrematist — a person who studies political economy or is interested in the wealth of countries
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromatics — the science of colour
- chromatids — Plural form of chromatid.
- chromatins — Plural form of chromatin.
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- cinematics — the art of making motion pictures; cinematography.
- cinematise — (transitive) To adapt (an event or story) for the cinema.
- cis female — a person who was born female and whose gender identity is female.
- cismontane — on this (the writer's or speaker's) side of the mountains, esp the Alps
- cladograms — Plural form of cladogram.
- clam-shell — the shell of a clam.
- clamminess — covered with a cold, sticky moisture; cold and damp: clammy hands.
- clamourous — Archaic spelling of clamorous.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clamshells — Plural form of clamshell.
- clanswoman — a woman belonging to a clan
- class mark — a value within a class interval, esp its midpoint or the nearest integral value, used to represent the interval for computational convenience
- classicism — Classicism is a style of art practised especially in the 18th century in Europe. It has simple regular forms and the artist does not attempt to express strong emotions.
- classmates — Plural form of classmate.
- classrooms — Plural form of classroom.
- clematises — Plural form of clematis.
- climatised — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climaxless — without a climax
- cloakrooms — Plural form of cloakroom.
- clubmaster — the manager of a gentlemen's club
- coalmaster — the owner of a colliery
- cofferdams — Plural form of cofferdam.
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- collimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collimate.