11-letter words containing a, l, i, g
- algorithmic — a set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for finding the greatest common divisor.
- aliturgical — designating those days on which the celebration of certain liturgies, especially the Eucharist, is forbidden.
- alkalifying — Present participle of alkalify.
- all-nighter — an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all night
- allegations — Plural form of allegation.
- allegiances — the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign.
- allegorical — An allegorical story, poem, or painting uses allegory.
- allegorized — Simple past tense and past participle of allegorize.
- allegorizer — a person who talks in or explains by means of allegories
- alleviating — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- alley light — a searchlight mounted on a public-safety vehicle or other motor vehicle for sideways lighting.
- alligations — Plural form of alligation.
- alligatored — Damaged by alligatoring.
- alloantigen — an antigen present in some but not all individuals of the same species, as those in different human blood groups.
- allographic — Relating to allographs or allography.
- allopelagic — living or growing at different depths.
- allowancing — Present participle of allowance.
- alpha cygni — Deneb
- alternating — happening in succession
- ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- anaglyptics — (arts) The art of carving or embossing in low relief.
- analogistic — a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- analogizing — Present participle of analogize.
- angel light — (in an English Perpendicular window) a compartment, approximately triangular, formed by the arch of the window, an arch of a lower tier of tracery, and a mullion of an upper tier of tracery.
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelicness — The state or quality of being angelic.
- angioplasty — a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam
- anglicanism — Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.
- anglicizing — Present participle of anglicize.
- anglo-asian — An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain.
- anglo-irish — the English language as spoken in Ireland
- anglo-latin — Medieval Latin as used in England. Abbreviation: AL, AL., A.L.
- anglophilia — extreme admiration for England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
- anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
- anglophobia — hatred or fear of England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
- anglophonic — of or relating to English speakers
- animalizing — Present participle of animalize.
- animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- anthologies — Plural form of anthology.
- anthologise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of anthologize.
- anthologist — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
- anthologize — to compile or put into an anthology
- antianginal — An antianginal is any drug that reduces consumption of oxygen in the myocardium (= the muscular tissue of the heart) or increases oxygen supply to the myocardium to prevent symptoms of angina.
- antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antigogglin — (US, dialectal) alternative spelling of antigoglin.
- antilogical — opposed to the logical