10-letter words that end in m
- castratism — The practice of prepubescently castrating male humans as to preserve their alto or soprano voices.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
- cave canem — beware the dog
- 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.
- cerebellum — The cerebellum is a part of the brain in humans and other mammals that controls the body's movements and balance.
- changeroom — a room for use in changing one's clothes.
- charmonium — an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
- chart room — chart house.
- 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)
- chimaerism — the insertion of cells of a different genetic make-up into a fetus or embryo
- chloralism — a medical condition created by prolonged use of chloral hydrate
- chloroform — Chloroform is a colourless liquid with a strong sweet smell, which makes you unconscious if you breathe its vapour.
- choreiform — resembling the signs and indications of chorea
- chromatism — chromatic aberration
- chromidium — a length or particle of chromatin in cell cytoplasm
- chromogram — a photograph that depicts an object in true-to-life colours that is obtained by putting together three different photographs
- chronogram — a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L, and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date
- chrysostom — Saint John. ?345–407 ad, Greek patriarch; archbishop of Constantinople (398–404). Feast day: Sept 13 or Nov 13
- 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
- cicisbeism — the practice of admiring a married woman
- cinchonism — a condition resulting from an excessive dose of cinchona bark or its alkaloids, characterized chiefly by headache, ringing in the ears, and vomiting
- cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- claim form — an application form for claiming financial compensation
- 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.
- clean room — an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum
- cloak-room — a room in which outer garments, hats, umbrellas, etc., may be left temporarily, as in a club, restaurant, etc.; checkroom.
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- cockalorum — a self-important little man
- cockneydom — cockneys considered together as a group
- cockneyism — a characteristic of speech or custom peculiar to cockneys
- coenosteum — the calcareous skeleton of a hydrocoral or a coral colony
- coffeeroom — A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained.
- cold cream — an emulsion of water and fat used cosmetically for softening and cleansing the skin
- coldstream — a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)
- colloquium — an informal gathering for discussion
- compendium — A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
- compluvium — an unroofed space over the atrium in a Roman house, through which rain fell and was collected
- conacreism — the Irish system of letting farming land for a season or for eleven months
- concettism — the use of concetti in writing
- conchiform — shaped like a shell
- conclavism — a minority movement (and the beliefs of certain Traditionalist Catholics) that rejects the authority of the established pope and instead supports an alternative pope
- concretism — the practice of representing abstract concepts in concrete terms
- conformism — the tendency to adopt the attitudes, behaviour, dress, etc, of the group to which one belongs
- conga drum — a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands
- consortism — symbiosis
- consortium — A consortium is a group of people or firms who have agreed to co-operate with each other.