9-letter words containing a, c, l, i
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- luctation — an effort; a struggle
- lucullian — (especially of banquets, parties, etc.) marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous.
- ludically — in a ludic or playful manner
- lumbrical — any of four wormlike muscles in the palm of the hand and in the sole of the foot.
- luminance — brightness
- lunatical — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- lunchpail — lunchbox.
- lustrical — Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- lyocratic — noting a colloid owing its stability to the affinity of its particles for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyrically — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- lytically — in a lytic manner or involving a lytic phage
- maclaurin — Colin, 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician.
- macmillan — Donald Baxter [bak-ster] /ˈbæk stər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1970, U.S. arctic explorer.
- macroglia — Any of various glial cells that are larger than microglia.
- macrolide — Any of a class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the first and best known is erythromycin.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- magically — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- mailcoach — a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- malacotic — softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- man-child — a male child; boy; son.
- manacling — Present participle of manacle.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- manically — In a manic manner.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- masculism — Support for male domination of women, for patriarchy; opposition to equality for women; anti-feminism.
- masculist — Of or relating to masculism.
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matchlist — a list of names, telephone numbers, and related information compiled to help people find others who are willing to share a resource or service, as a car pool.
- matricula — a register of people belonging to a group or organization, such as a guild or university
- maulstick — mahlstick.
- mcauliffe — Anthony Clement, 1898–1975, U.S. Army general.
- mcpartlin — Antony. born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Declan Donnelly as Ant and Dec
- medicable — responsive to medical treatment; curable.
- medically — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- medicinal — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.
- megalopic — having large eyes
- melanitic — containing, or relating to, melanite
- melanotic — of or affected with melanosis.
- melanuric — relating to melanuria
- melomanic — characterized by a great enthusiasm for music