9-letter words containing a, l, i
- alabamian — of or relating to Alabama or its inhabitants
- alabamine — (formerly) astatine. Symbol: Ab.
- alamannic — the high German speech of Switzerland, Alsace, and southwestern Germany. Compare Bavarian (def 3).
- alarmists — Plural form of alarmist.
- albert ii — full name Albert Felix Humbert Theodore Christian Eugene Marie. born 1934, king of Belgium (1993–2013); abdicated in favour of his son Philippe
- albertine — a female given name: derived from Albert.
- albertite — a black solid variety of bitumen that has a conchoidal fracture and occurs in veins in oil-bearing strata
- albinoism — Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
- albinotic — of or relating to albinism.
- albitical — related to or formed of albite
- albondiga — A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.
- albricias — an expression of joy
- albucasis — Abu al-Qāsim
- albuginea — (anatomy) A layer of white, fibrous tissue.
- alchemies — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- alchemise — to change by or as by alchemy; transmute: to alchemize lead into gold.
- alchemist — An alchemist was a scientist in the Middle Ages who tried to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold.
- alchemize — to alter (an element, metal, etc) by alchemy; transmute
- alchymist — Alternative spelling of alchemist.
- alcimedes — the mother of Jason.
- alcimedon — an Arcadian hero whose daughter, Philao, was seduced by Hercules.
- alcoholic — An alcoholic is someone who cannot stop drinking large amounts of alcohol, even when this is making them ill.
- aldehydic — any of a class of organic compounds containing the group −CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced.
- aldington — Richard. 1892–1962, English poet, novelist, and biographer. His novels include Death of a Hero (1929) and The Colonel's Daughter (1931), which reflect postwar disillusion following World War I
- aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
- alecithal — (of an ovum) having little or no yolk
- alemannic — the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW Germany
- alepidote — (of a fish) not having scales.
- aleuronic — related to the aleurone layer
- alexiares — a son of Hercules and Hebe.
- alexius i — (Alexius Comnenus) 1048-1118; emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1081-1118)
- alfilaria — a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, native to Europe, with finely divided leaves and small pink or purplish flowers. It is widely naturalized in North America and is used as fodder
- alfileria — Alt form alfilaria.
- alfonso i — (Alfonso Henriques) 1109?–85, first king of Portugal 1139–85.
- algaecide — a chemical substance for killing and preventing the growth of algae
- algebraic — Algebraic equations, expressions, and principles are based on or use algebra.
- algeciras — a port and resort in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a conference of the Great Powers in 1906. Pop: 108 779 (2003 est)
- algicidal — killing or preventing the growth of algae
- algicides — Plural form of algicide.
- algidness — the state or quality of being algid
- alginates — Plural form of alginate.
- algonkian — Algonquian
- algonquin — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada
- algorithm — An algorithm is a series of mathematical steps, especially in a computer program, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of problem or question.
- ali pasha — known as the Lion of Janina. 1741–1822, Turkish pasha and ruler of Albania (1787–1820), who was deposed and assassinated after intriguing against Turkey
- alicyclic — (of an organic compound) having aliphatic properties, in spite of the presence of a ring of carbon atoms
- alienable — (of property) transferable to another owner
- alienated — indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile
- alienates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alienate.
- alienator — A person who alienates.