9-letter words containing a, t, r, i, l
- lotharios — Plural form of lothario.
- lubricant — a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.
- lubricate — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucrative — profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.
- lustrical — Pertaining to, or used for, purification.
- luxuriant — abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
- luxuriate — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- lyocratic — noting a colloid owing its stability to the affinity of its particles for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- magistral — Pharmacology. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion, as a remedy. Compare officinal (def 1).
- maladroit — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- marialite — a member of the scapolite group, rich in sodium and containing no calcium.
- marielito — a refugee from Cuba who came to the U.S. in 1980 as part of a mass migration that sailed from Mariel, Cuba.
- maritally — In a marital manner.
- martially — inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
- martingal — Alternative form of martingale (piece of harness for a horse).
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- materials — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- materiels — Plural form of materiel.
- matricula — a register of people belonging to a group or organization, such as a guild or university
- matriliny — the tracing of descent through the mother's line of a family.
- mcpartlin — Antony. born 1975, British television presenter, who appears with Declan Donnelly as Ant and Dec
- megaliter — Alternative spelling of megalitre One million liters.
- megalitre — A unit of volume equivalent to 1000000 litres. Symbol: Ml.
- meliorate — (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- meritable — Deserving of reward.
- metralgia — pain in the uterus.
- militaria — items of military interest, such as weapons, uniforms, medals, etc, esp from the past
- millocrat — a member of a government or ruling class of mill owners
- misrelate — (transitive) To relate inaccurately.
- mistrials — Plural form of mistrial.
- mitraille — the shot or small pieces of iron that are fired from a cannon
- montclair — a city in NE New Jersey.
- moralists — Plural form of moralist.
- mortalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of mortalize.
- mortality — the state or condition of being subject to death; mortal character, nature, or existence.
- mortalize — (transitive) To make mortal.
- multigram — Of more than one gram.
- multipara — a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time.
- multipart — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- multiyear — Having a duration of multiple years.
- muralists — Plural form of muralist.
- mutilator — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- mysterial — (obsolete) mysterious.
- nailbiter — the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- natrolite — a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- nontribal — not related to, originating from, or involving a tribe or tribes
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- obligator — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.