9-letter words containing a, l, i, o
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- lactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- lallation — a speech defect in which l is pronounced instead of r, or in which an l- sound is mispronounced.
- laminator — to separate or split into thin layers.
- lamington — (Australia, obsolete) A Homburg hat.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- laodicean — lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion, as were the early Christians of Laodicea.
- lap joint — Also called plain lap. a joint, as between two pieces of metal or timber, in which the pieces overlap without any change in form.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- largition — an act of, or the quality of, generosity or largesse
- larviform — (zoology) Having the form or structure of a larva.
- latosolic — belonging or relating to a latosol
- latration — an instance of barking
- latrociny — banditry
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- lavoisier — Antoine Laurent [ahn-twan loh-rahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1743–94, French scientist: pioneer in the field of chemistry.
- lay it on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- leiomyoma — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- levallois — of, relating to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
- li tai po — Li Po.
- liaisoned — Simple past tense and past participle of liaison.
- libations — Plural form of libation.
- liberator — a four-engined heavy bomber widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Symbol: B-24.
- libration — a real or apparent oscillatory motion, especially of the moon.
- libratory — oscillatory.
- lictorian — of or relating to a lictor
- lidocaine — a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- lie about — sth: remain unused
- life-boat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- ligations — Plural form of ligation.
- lightboat — a small lightship.
- lignaloes — agalloch.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- lineation — an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- lineolate — marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- link road — a road used to link two cities or two more major hubs of road transport
- linoleate — Any salt or ester of linoleic acid.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- lipopexia — the storage of fat in the body.
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- liposomal — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- liquation — (metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.