9-letter words containing i, g, u, a
- ingluvial — of or relating to an ingluvies
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- isogamous — having two similar gametes in which no differentiation can be distinguished, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to heterogamous).
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- judgmatic — judicious.
- juneating — an early-season apple
- kali yuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- kauri gum — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- kawaguchi — a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, N of Tokyo.
- khouribga — a city in W central Morocco.
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- kiungshan — Qiongshan.
- la guaira — a seaport in N Venezuela: the port of Caracas.
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- languidly — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- larruping — very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.
- laughline — a wrinkle near the outer corner of the eye, as if left from smiling or laughing
- launching — Present participle of launch.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- lingually — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- lingulate — formed like a tongue; ligulate.
- magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
- magnesium — a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- maiduguri — a city in NE Nigeria.
- making-up — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- māori bug — a large shining black wingless cockroach of New Zealand, Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae
- marauding — engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area: marauding bands of outlaws.
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)
- mastigium — an extensible, lashlike, anal organ in certain caterpillars.
- mastigure — Any of the spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastyx.
- matagouri — a thorny bush of New Zealand, Discaria toumatou, that forms thickets in open country
- maxim gun — an early single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun cocked by the force of its own recoil.
- measuring — Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.
- megacurie — a unit of radioactivity equal to one million curies
- mesangium — (anatomy) A thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.
- misgauged — Simple past tense and past participle of misgauge.
- mistaught — to teach wrongly or badly.
- misusages — Plural form of misusage.
- mogadishu — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- mugearite — an igneous rock containing oligoclase, olivine, orthoclase, and apatite
- mulligans — Plural form of mulligan.
- mullingar — a town in N central Republic of Ireland, the county town of Co Westmeath; site of cathedral; cattle raised. Pop: 15 621 (2002)
- multigram — Of more than one gram.
- multipage — Including or containing multiple pages.
- mutagenic — capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate.
- narguileh — hookah