10-letter words containing a, e, r, i, l
- arylamines — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascribable — to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
- aspergilla — Plural form of aspergillum.
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- asteroidal — relating to asteroids
- at leisure — having free time for ease, relaxation, etc
- at liberty — free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
- athleisure — the wearing of sports clothes as leisurewear
- auriculate — having ears
- austerlitz — a town in the Czech Republic, in Moravia: site of Napoleon's victory over the Russian and Austrian armies in 1805. Pop: 1795 (2007 est)
- australite — a glassy object made of molten rock found in the earth of Southern Australia
- autodialer — An electronic device that dials telephone numbers randomly or from a list and may also leave messages and request information.
- aviculture — the keeping and rearing of birds
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- axillaries — Anatomy, Ornithology. pertaining to the axilla.
- b particle — B meson.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- ballerinas — Plural form of ballerina.
- banderilla — a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- barmecidal — giving only the illusion of plenty; illusory: a Barmecidal banquet.
- barrelfish — a blackish stromateid fish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, inhabiting New England coastal waters.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- bas-relief — Bas-relief is a technique of sculpture in which shapes are carved so that they stand out from the background.
- baseliners — Plural form of baseliner.
- baudelaire — Charles Pierre (ʃarl pjɛr). 1821–67, French poet, noted for his macabre imagery; author of Les fleurs du mal (1857)
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- belisarius — ?505–565 ad, Byzantine general under Justinian I. He recovered North Africa from the Vandals and Italy from the Ostrogoths and led forces against the Persians
- bellarmine — Saint Robert. 1542–1621, Italian Jesuit theologian and cardinal; an important influence during the Counter-Reformation
- belorussia — historical region in central Europe corresponding to present-day Belarus
- berkeleian — denoting or relating to the philosophy of George Berkeley
- big laurel — the rhododendron.
- biliterate — able to read and write in two languages.
- billbergia — any bromeliad of the tropical American genus Billbergia, having stiff leaves and flowers with showy, variously colored bracts.
- bimaternal — having the genetic material of two mothers but no father
- bimestrial — lasting for two months
- biparental — from two parents
- biparietal — relating to or connected to both parietal bones
- bipolarize — to make bipolar
- bird table — A bird table is a small wooden platform on a pole which some people put in their garden in order to put food for the birds on it.
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
- bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
- blabbering — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- bloggerati — those considered to be important or influential in the world of blogging
- bordelaise — denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms