9-letter words containing a, l, i, o
- globalist — the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations.
- globalize — to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide: efforts to globalize the auto industry.
- glocalize — of or relating to the interconnection of global and local issues, factors, etc.: a glocal conference on community development.
- glochidia — glochid.
- glottalic — (linguistics) Related to or produced via complete closure of the glottis.
- gloxinias — Plural form of gloxinia.
- glycation — (biochemistry) non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein.
- gnostical — pertaining to knowledge.
- goadingly — So as to goad or incite.
- goal kick — a free kick taken by a defensive player after the ball, having last been touched by an offensive player, has gone out of bounds over the goal line.
- goal line — the line that bounds a goal, especially the front line.
- goatishly — In a goatish way.
- goliathan — huge; gigantic
- goslarite — hydrated zinc sulphate
- granolith — a composition stone for pavements, made from crushed granite or the like and cement.
- hagiology — the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
- hail from — to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.
- hailstone — a pellet of hail.
- hailstorm — a storm with hail.
- hair loss — the loss of human hair from the head; balding
- hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- halitosis — a condition of having offensive-smelling breath; bad breath.
- halitotic — of or relating to halitosis
- halituous — (obsolete) Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.
- hallooing — Present participle of halloo.
- hallowing — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- halobiont — an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
- halocline — a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- halophile — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophily — the ability or predisposition to thrive in an extremely salty environment
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
- hariolate — to practise divination or to prophesy
- harold ii — 1022?–66, king of England 1066: defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings (son of Earl Godwin).
- heavy oil — a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar
- heliconia — any of a genus of tropical flowering plants with long flowering panicles
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- heliostat — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- heliozoan — a protozoan of the order Heliozoa, having a spherical body and radiating pseudopods.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hilarious — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- hippolyta — a queen of the Amazons, variously said to have been killed by Hercules or to have been conquered and married by Theseus.
- hobnailed — furnished with hobnails.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- hog latin — pig Latin.
- holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).