9-letter words containing g, i, l, m, a
- glutamine — a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH 2)CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2 , related to glutamic acid. Symbol: Q. Abbreviation: Gln;
- glycaemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycaemic — Alternative spelling of glycemic.
- greenmail — the practice of buying a large block of a company's stock in order to force a rise in stock prices or an offer by the company to repurchase that block of stock at an inflated price to thwart a possible takeover bid.
- grimalkin — a cat.
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- guillaume — Charles Édouard [French sharl ey-dwar] /French ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1861–1938, Swiss physicist: Nobel Prize 1920.
- gymnasial — relating to gymnasium schools
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- hemialgia — pain or neuralgia involving only one side of the body or head.
- imageable — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- imagerial — the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
- imbrangle — embrangle.
- imp. gal. — imperial gallon
- implating — Present participle of implate.
- inflaming — Present participle of inflame.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- king clam — geoduck.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- lamington — (Australia, obsolete) A Homburg hat.
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- lawmaking — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
- legalisms — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- logomania — Great enthusiasm for words.
- macroglia — Any of various glial cells that are larger than microglia.
- madrigals — Plural form of madrigal.
- magically — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- magistral — Pharmacology. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion, as a remedy. Compare officinal (def 1).
- magmalisp — (language) The predecessor of Magma2.
- magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
- magnolias — Plural form of magnolia.
- mail flag — a flag of the International Code of Signals symbolizing the letter Y, flown alone by a ship to indicate that it is carrying mail: a square flag with red and yellow diagonal stripes.
- malengine — a wicked plan or deceit
- malignant — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- maligning — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- malignity — the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.
- malingers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malinger.
- malingery — The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
- malpighia — (botany) Any of the genus Malpighia of tropical American shrubs.
- manacling — Present participle of manacle.
- marginals — Plural form of marginal.
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)
- marigolds — Plural form of marigold.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- martingal — Alternative form of martingale (piece of harness for a horse).
- marveling — something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
- mastalgia — (chiefly uncountable) Breast pain.