9-letter words containing a, l, u
- autocycle — a bicycle powered or assisted by a small engine
- autoflare — a computer-operated, automatic landing system in an aircraft
- autolatry — the worship of oneself
- autolycus — a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep
- autolysed — Simple past tense and past participle of autolyse.
- autolyses — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- autolytic — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autopilot — automatic pilot
- autoplast — autograft.
- autoreply — a facility for sending automated replies to email messages
- autosomal — any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
- autotelic — having a purpose in and justifying itself
- auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
- auxilytic — promoting lysis or increasing lytic action.
- avascular — (of certain tissues, such as cartilage) lacking blood vessels
- avengeful — vengeful, full of vengeance
- avian flu — Avian flu is a serious illness that can be transmitted to people from chickens, ducks, and other birds.
- avifaunal — Of or pertaining to avifauna.
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- avuncular — An avuncular man or a man with avuncular behaviour is friendly and helpful towards someone younger.
- awfulness — The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
- aylesbury — a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)
- azimuthal — Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- baby blue — a very light blue.
- baby-blue — in a pastel shade of blue
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- bahaullah — Husayn ʿAlī Mīrzā.
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- baldaquin — Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
- balefully — In a baleful manner.
- ball club — a permanent team of professional or amateur players of a ball game, especially baseball.
- balled up — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- ballismus — a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- balusters — Plural form of baluster.
- banefully — In a baneful way.
- bangaluru — a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
- bangweulu — shallow lake in N Zambia: including swamps, 3,800 sq mi (9,842 sq km)
- barfulous — /bar'fyoo-l*s/ (Or "barfucious", /bar-fyoo-sh*s/) Said of something that would make anyone barf, if only for aesthetic reasons.
- barklouse — any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
- baroquely — in a baroque fashion
- barrelful — as much or as many as a barrel will hold
- barrowful — The amount that can fit in a barrow.
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
- basketful — a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket.
- battlebus — the coach that transports politicians and their advisers round the country during an election campaign
- baulkline — a straight line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
- beadflush — (of paneling) having panels flush with their stiles and rails and surrounded with a flush bead.
- beakerful — the amount of liquid a beaker will hold