8-letter words containing a, l, i, u
- gainfull — Archaic form of gainful.
- galerius — full name Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus. ?250–311 ad, Eastern Roman Emperor (305–311): noted for his persecution of Christians
- gaullism — a political movement in France led by Charles de Gaulle.
- gaullist — a supporter of the political principles of Charles Charles de Gaulle.
- gaultier — Jean-Paul (ʒɑ̃pɔl). born 1952, French fashion designer
- gelasius — (Giovanni de Gaeta) died 1119, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1118–19.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- glutaric — Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives.
- guaiacol — a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- guerilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- guidable — Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counselled.
- gurkhali — the language of the Gurkhas, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family
- habitual — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- halibuts — Plural form of halibut.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- halloumi — a salty cheese originating in Cyprus and made from sheep’s or goat’s milk: often grilled or fried because it melts very slowly.
- halutzim — a person who immigrates to Israel to establish or join a settlement for accomplishing tasks, as clearing the land or planting trees, that are necessary to future development of the country.
- hauliers — Plural form of haulier.
- hilarius — Saint, died a.d. 468, pope 461–468.
- huxleian — of, relating to, or characteristic or suggestive of Aldous Huxley or his writings.
- ich-laut — the voiceless palatal fricative sound that is written as ch in German ich, often allophonic with the ach-laut
- illuvial — of or relating to illuviation or illuvium.
- immanuel — the name of the Messiah as prophesied by Isaiah, often represented in Christian exegesis as being Jesus Christ. Isa. 7:14.
- in baulk — inside one of these spaces
- inartful — Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; impolitic; ill-phrased; inexpedient; clumsy.
- indusial — Of, pertaining to, or containing the petrified cases of the larvae of certain insects.
- induvial — (of a leaf, petal, or sepal) acting as induviae, decaying on the plant instead of falling off
- infaunal — the aggregate of animals that burrow into and live in the bottom deposits of an ocean, river, or lake.
- inflatus — A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
- infrugal — not frugal; wasteful
- inguinal — of, relating to, or situated in the groin.
- insulant — an insulating material, as used in building trades.
- insulate — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- issuable — able to be issued or to issue.
- istanbul — a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire; capital removed to Ankara 1923.
- jalousie — a blind or shutter made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude rain and the rays of the sun.
- jauntily — easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
- jubilant — showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony.
- jubilate — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- judicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
- kaliyuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kalumpit — a fruit tree of the genus Terminalia, with small yellow flowers, native to the Philippines
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kinabalu — a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4101 meters).
- kwakiutl — a member of a North American Indian people of Vancouver Island and the adjacent British Columbian coast.
- laevulin — a polysaccharide occurring in the tubers of certain helianthus plants
- laid out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.