9-letter words containing a, l, g
- 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)
- algicidal — killing or preventing the growth of algae
- algicides — Plural form of algicide.
- algidness — the state or quality of being algid
- alginates — Plural form of alginate.
- algol 68c — (language) A variant of ALGOL 68 developed by S. Bourne and Mike Guy of Cambridge University in 1975 and used as the implementation language for the CHAOS OS for the CAP capability computer. ALGOL 68C was ported to the IBM 360, VAX/VMS and several other platforms.
- algol 68s — (language) A subset of ALGOL 68 allowing simpler compilation, intended mainly for numerical computation. It was rewritten in BLISS for the PDP-11, and later in Pascal. It is available as shareware from Charles Lindsey <[email protected]>. Version 2.3 runs on Sun-3 under SunOS 4.x and Atari under GEMDOS (or potentially other computers supported by the Amsterdam Compiler Kit).
- algometer — an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure (pressure algometer) or to pain
- algometry — a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure.
- algonkian — Algonquian
- algonquin — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada
- algorithm — An algorithm is a series of mathematical steps, especially in a computer program, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of problem or question.
- alighting — to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
- alignment — An alignment is support for a particular group, especially in politics, or for a side in a quarrel or struggle.
- alkekengi — the winter cherry plant or fruit.
- all along — If something has been true or been present all along, it has been true or been present throughout a period of time.
- all right — If you say that someone or something is all right, you mean that you find them satisfactory or acceptable.
- all-night — open, available or operating throughout the night
- all-right — safe; sound: Are you all right?
- allegator — (obsolete) A person who alleges.
- allegedly — reportedly; supposedly
- allegheny — river in W Pennsylvania, joining the Monongahela at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio: 325 mi (523 km)
- allegiant — a person who displays constancy, duty, and faithfulness, esp to a ruling body
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- allegoric — consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allgegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning.
- allergens — Plural form of allergen.
- allergies — Plural form of allergy.
- allergist — An allergist is a doctor who specializes in treating people with allergies.
- alligated — to attach; bind.
- alligator — An alligator is a large reptile with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws.
- allingham — Margery. 1904–66, British author of detective stories, featuring Albert Campion. Her works include Tiger in the Smoke (1952) and The Mind Readers (1965)
- allogenic — Immunology. allogeneic.
- allograft — a tissue graft from a donor genetically unrelated to the recipient
- allograph — a document written by a person who is not a party to it
- allotting — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- allthough — Obsolete form of although.
- almsgiver — a person who gives alms
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- alpargata — a sandal
- alpenglow — a reddish light on the summits of snow-covered mountain peaks at sunset or sunrise
- alphagram — The letters of a word, or any other set of letters, arranged into alphabetical order.
- alt-right — (in the US) a political movement whose supporters hold extreme right-wing views and reject mainstream politics
- alter ego — Your alter ego is the other side of your personality from the one which people normally see.
- altigraph — an instrument that measures altitude and records the measurements graphically
- amazingly — causing great surprise or sudden wonder.
- amusingly — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- amygdalae — Plural form of amygdala.
- amygdalic — of almonds.
- amygdalin — a white soluble bitter-tasting crystalline glycoside extracted from bitter almonds and stone fruits such as peaches and apricots. Formula: C6H5CHCNOC12H21O10
- amygdules — Plural form of amygdule.