9-letter words containing a, l, i, t, o
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- laborists — Plural form of laborist.
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- labourite — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- lace into — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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.
- 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.
- largition — an act of, or the quality of, generosity or largesse
- 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.
- 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.
- li tai po — Li Po.
- 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
- 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.
- lineation — an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- lineolate — marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- linoleate — Any salt or ester of linoleic acid.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- liquation — (metallurgy) The partial melting of a mixture of metals or ores in order to separate components.
- literator — littérateur.
- litigator — a courtroom lawyer.
- littorals — Plural form of littoral.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loathings — Plural form of loathing.
- localists — Plural form of localist.
- locatelli — Pietro [pee-ey-troh;; Italian pye-traw] /piˈeɪ troʊ;; Italian ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1695–1764, Italian violinist and composer.
- locations — Plural form of location.
- locatives — Plural form of locative.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).