9-letter words containing a, l, u
- amorously — inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: an amorous disposition.
- amplitude — In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- ampullary — Of or pertaining to an ampulla.
- ampullate — Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
- ampullula — a small ampulla.
- amusingly — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- amygdules — Plural form of amygdule.
- anacletus — flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
- analagous — Misspelling of analogous, common other spelling.
- analogous — If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way.
- analogues — Plural form of analogue.
- andalusia — a region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with the Sierra Morena in the north, the Sierra Nevada in the southeast, and the Guadalquivir River flowing over fertile lands between them; a centre of Moorish civilization; it became an autonomous region in 1981. Area: about 87 280 sq km (33 700 sq miles)
- andouille — a spicy smoked pork sausage with a blackish skin
- aneuploid — (of polyploid cells or organisms) having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number, caused by one chromosome set being incomplete
- angelique — a female given name.
- angouleme — city in SW France: pop. 46,000
- angularly — In an angular manner.
- angulated — Simple past tense and past participle of angulate.
- anilingus — sexual stimulation involving oral contact with the anus
- annualise — To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.
- annualize — to convert (a rate of interest) to an annual rate when it is quoted for a period of less than a year
- annularly — In an annular manner.
- annulated — Having rings.
- annulling — (especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate: to annul a marriage.
- annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- anovulant — any drug preventing ovulation
- anschluss — a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany (1938)
- antelucan — occurring before the arrival of daylight, relating to the hours before dawn
- antennule — one of a pair of small mobile appendages on the heads of crustaceans in front of the antennae, usually having a sensory function
- antibully — Intended to counter bullying.
- antiquely — in an antique manner
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- anucleate — (of a cell) having no nucleus
- anxiously — full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health.
- apertural — relating to aperture or an aperture
- apetalous — (of flowering plants) having no petals
- apex club — (in Australia) an association of business and professional men founded to promote community welfare
- aphyllous — (of plants) having no leaves
- apiculate — (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
- apologues — Plural form of apologue.
- applauded — Simple past tense and past participle of applaud.
- applauder — One who applauds.
- applauses — hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
- appliqued — Appliqued shapes or fabric are formed from pieces of fabric which are stitched on to clothes or larger pieces of cloth.
- appliques — Plural form of applique.
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- aqua-lung — a type of scuba apparatus no longer much used
- aquaholic — Addicted to water.
- aquaplane — a single board on which a person stands and is towed by a motorboat at high speed, as in water skiing