9-letter words containing a, c, e, l
- al capone — Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- al fresco — out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco.
- albescent — shading into, growing, or becoming white
- alchemies — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- alchemise — to change by or as by alchemy; transmute: to alchemize lead into gold.
- alchemist — An alchemist was a scientist in the Middle Ages who tried to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold.
- alchemize — to alter (an element, metal, etc) by alchemy; transmute
- alcimedes — the mother of Jason.
- alcimedon — an Arcadian hero whose daughter, Philao, was seduced by Hercules.
- alcyoneus — a giant who threw a stone at Hercules and was killed when Hercules hit the stone back with his club.
- aldehydic — any of a class of organic compounds containing the group −CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced.
- aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
- alecithal — (of an ovum) having little or no yolk
- alectryon — any sapindaceous tree of the genus Alectryon of Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia
- alemannic — the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW Germany
- aleuronic — related to the aleurone layer
- algaecide — a chemical substance for killing and preventing the growth of algae
- algebraic — Algebraic equations, expressions, and principles are based on or use algebra.
- algeciras — a port and resort in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a conference of the Great Powers in 1906. Pop: 108 779 (2003 est)
- algicides — Plural form of algicide.
- aliteracy — the state or quality of being able but disinclined to read
- all clear — The all clear is a signal that a dangerous situation, for example an air raid, has ended.
- all-clear — the signal that an air raid or other danger is over.
- allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
- allegoric — consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allgegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning.
- alley cat — An alley cat is a cat that lives in the streets of a town, is rather fierce, and is usually not owned by anyone.
- allianced — Simple past tense and past participle of alliance.
- alliances — Plural form of alliance.
- allicient — That attracts; attracting.
- allocable — able to be allocated
- allocated — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- allocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allocate.
- allogenic — Immunology. allogeneic.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- allspices — Plural form of allspice.
- alopecoid — resembling a fox
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- alto clef — the clef that establishes middle C as being on the third line of the staff
- ambulance — An ambulance is a vehicle for taking people to and from hospital.
- anacletus — flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
- analeptic — (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
- analgesic — An analgesic drug reduces the effect of pain.
- analgetic — a painkilling drug
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- anchylose — ankylose
- anciently — in ancient times
- androcles — (in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had once extracted a thorn
- anecdotal — Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid.
- anelastic — relating to anelasticity
- angelical — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.