9-letter words containing a, t, i, l
- katabolic — Alternative form of catabolic.
- katalysis — catalysis.
- kathakali — a form of dance drama of S India using mime and based on Hindu literature
- khalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- labellist — a person who wears only clothes with fashionable brand names
- laberinth — (obsolete) labyrinth.
- labiality — of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
- laborists — Plural form of laborist.
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- labourite — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- labryinth — Misspelling of labyrinth.
- labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- lace into — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacertian — of or relating to lizards, or like a lizard
- lacertids — Plural form of lacertid.
- lacertine — belonging or relating to a lacertid
- laciniate — cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged.
- lactarian — lactovegetarian (def 1).
- lactating — to produce milk.
- lactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- lactivist — a person, esp a woman, who advocates strongly the breast-feeding of children, and is opposed to bottle-feeding
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lallation — a speech defect in which l is pronounced instead of r, or in which an l- sound is mispronounced.
- lamartine — Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- lambative — (archaic) Taken by licking with the tongue.
- lambitive — a medicine that is taken by licking it with the tongue
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- laminated — Also, laminous. composed of or having laminae.
- laminates — Plural form of laminate.
- laminator — to separate or split into thin layers.
- lamington — (Australia, obsolete) A Homburg hat.
- laminitis — inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- lampadist — (in ancient Greece) a competitor in a race run by young men with torches
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- lancinate — to stab or pierce.
- land with — to give to, so as to put in difficulties; cause to be burdened with
- landsleit — fellow Jews; sometimes, specif., those from the same town or village in Europe as oneself
- landsting — (formerly) the upper house of the Danish parliament.
- lantastic — (networking, product) A trademarked name for numerous products of Artisoft, Inc..
- lap joint — Also called plain lap. a joint, as between two pieces of metal or timber, in which the pieces overlap without any change in form.
- lapidated — to pelt with stones.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- largactil — a brand of chlorpromazine used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antipsychotic
- largition — an act of, or the quality of, generosity or largesse