10-letter words containing i, l, e, a
- albumenize — to coat with a solution containing albumen or albumin
- albumenoid — Alternative form of albuminoid.
- albuminate — any of several substances formed from albumin by the action of acid or alkali
- albuminize — to convert into albumin
- albuminose — Alternative form of albuminous.
- alcaiceria — a silk market
- alchemical — Alchemical means relating to the science of alchemy.
- alchemists — Plural form of alchemist.
- alchemized — Simple past tense and past participle of alchemize.
- alcheringa — (often initial capital letter) dreamtime.
- alcibiades — 450–404 bc, Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War: brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)
- alcoholise — Alternative spelling of alcoholize.
- alcoholize — to turn into alcoholic drink, as by fermenting or mixing with alcohol
- alderflies — Plural form of alderfly.
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aldotriose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.
- aleixandre — Vicente (viˈθɛnte). 1898–1984, Spanish poet, whose collections include La destrucción o el amor (1935; Destruction or Love): Nobel prize for literature 1977
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alexandria — the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 bc). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est)
- alexicacus — an epithet of Apollo, meaning “averter of evil,” in reference to his dispelling a plague that afflicted the Athenian forces in the Peloponnesian War.
- algebraist — an expert in algebra.
- alger hiss — Alger, 1904–96, U.S. public official, accused of espionage 1948 and imprisoned for perjury 1950–54.
- algerienne — a brightly striped woolen fabric used for tents, awnings, curtains, etc.
- alice band — an ornamental band worn across the front of the hair to hold it back from the face
- alice blue — a pale grayish-blue color.
- alice paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- alienating — Present participle of alienate.
- alienation — a turning away; estrangement
- alienative — the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- alightment — a descent or dismount, normally from a mode of transport
- alignments — Plural form of alignment.
- alimentary — of or relating to nutrition
- alineation — the aligning or positioning of objects in a straight line
- alipterion — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- aliterates — Plural form of aliterate.
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- alkahestic — of or relating to the alkahest
- alkalified — Simple past tense and past participle of alkalify.
- alkalinize — to make alkaline
- all smiles — If you say that someone is all smiles, you mean that they look very happy, often when they have previously been worried or upset about something.
- all-in-one — All-in-one means having several different parts or several different functions.
- allegation — An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong.
- allegiance — Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
- allenstein — German name of Olsztyn.
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.