9-letter words containing a, c, l, i
- nyctalgia — night pain that occurs in the sleep.
- obconical — conical, with the attachment at the pointed end.
- occipital — of, relating to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.
- octaploid — an organism that consists of eight groups or sets of chromosomes
- octennial — occurring every eight years.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- officials — Plural form of official.
- officinal — kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Compare magistral (def 1).
- ohmically — By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
- oil patch — an area in which oil is produced.
- oleanolic — Of or pertaining to oleanolic acid or its derivatives.
- olfactics — The study of smells and how they are perceived.
- olfaction — the act of smelling.
- olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- ontically — In an ontic sense.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- orbicular — like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
- orichalch — Alternative form of orichalcum.
- orificial — (medicine) Of or relating to the orifices of the body.
- oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- osmically — with regard to smell
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- oxacillin — a semisynthetic penicillin, C 1 9 H 1 9 N 3 O 5 S, used in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections.
- pacifical — having an appeasing nature
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- paleozoic — noting or pertaining to an era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago, characterized by the advent of fish, insects, and reptiles.
- panically — in a panicky manner
- paperclip — a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
- parabolic — of, relating to, or involving a parable.
- paralytic — a person affected with paralysis.
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- parodical — having or of the nature of a parody.
- paschal i — died a.d. 824, pope 817–824.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pay claim — the wage or salary asked for workers by trade union representatives from employers
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- pedocalic — of or relating to a pedocal
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
- periclase — a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock