12-letter words containing a, l, i
- acrostically — In the manner of an acrostic.
- acrylic acid — a colourless corrosive pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of acrylic resins. Formula: CH2:CHCOOH
- actabilities — Plural form of actability.
- actinostelic — Of or possessing an actinostele.
- active layer — (in arctic or subarctic regions) the layer of soil, above the permafrost, that thaws during the summer.
- acutilingual — having a sharply pointed tongue or mouth, as certain bees.
- acyclicality — The quality of being acyclical.
- adaptability — capable of being adapted.
- adaptational — of or relating to adaptation
- adaptatively — In an adaptative manner.
- additionally — You use additionally to introduce something extra such as an extra fact or reason.
- addlebrained — having an addle brain; muddled; stupid
- adelie coast — a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)
- adhesiolysis — Lb surgery The cutting or removal of adhesion or scar tissue.
- adiponitrile — a colorless liquid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.
- adjectivally — as an adjective
- adjunctively — in an adjunctive manner
- adminiculary — Adminicular.
- adminiculate — to attest or corroborate; to confirm or affirm as true
- admirability — the quality of being admirable
- admonitorily — in an admonitory manner
- adolf hitler — Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- adoptability — the quality or extent of being adoptable
- adrenalizing — to stir to action; excite: The promise of victory adrenalized the team.
- adrianopolis — Edirne
- adulterating — Present participle of adulterate.
- adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
- adverbialize — to make (a word) into an adverb
- advertisable — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- advertorials — Plural form of advertorial.
- advisability — proper to be suggested or recommended; desirable or wise, as a course of action: Is it advisable for me to write to him?
- aelurophilia — ailurophilia.
- aelurophobia — ailurophobia.
- aeolian harp — a stringed instrument that produces a musical sound when a current of air or wind passes over the strings
- aeolian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from A to A.
- aeolian tone — the musical tone produced by the passage of a current of air over a stretched string, etc, as in an aeolian harp
- aerial input — a socket for an aerial
- aeroelastics — the study of aeroelastic phenomena.
- aeroembolism — an embolism of air bubbles often caused by surgery, induced abortion, or decompression sickness
- aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.
- aethelred ii — ("Ethelred the Unready") a.d. 968?–1016, king of England 978–1013, 1014–1016.
- aetiological — of or relating to aetiology
- affiliations — Plural form of affiliation.
- afflictively — in a distressing, troublesome, or afflictive manner
- affrightedly — in a frightened or alarmed manner
- affrontingly — in an affronting manner
- african lily — an African plant (Agapanthus africanus) of the lily family with blue or white, funnel-shaped flowers
- agalmatolite — a soft, greenish, greyish or yellowish mineral, thought to be a variety of pinite, known particularly for its use by the Chinese for carving
- agave family — the plant family Agavaceae, characterized by herbaceous or woody plants having rhizomes, a basal cluster of toothed, sword-shaped leaves, and a tall, dense spike of flowers, including the agave, century plant, dracaena, sansevieria, sisal, and yucca.
- agesilaus ii — 444?–c360 b.c, king of Sparta c400–c360.