9-letter words containing i, l, e, o
- involucre — Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
- involuted — intricate; complex.
- involutes — Plural form of involute.
- iodophile — taking an intense iodine stain
- ionizable — to separate or change into ions.
- iprindole — a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C19H28N2
- irenology — the study of peace
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- iron blue — any of the class of blue pigments having a high tinting strength and ranging in shade and in coloring properties from reddish blue to jet blue: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and printing inks.
- isoclines — Plural form of isocline.
- isohaline — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isolative — noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.
- isolectin — Any of a number of closely related lectins that are difficult to separate, and act together.
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- isosceles — (of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal: an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid.
- isoxazole — (organic compound) the isomer of oxazole 1,2-oxazole many of whose derivatives have pharmacological activity.
- jailhouse — a jail or building used as a jail.
- jalousies — Plural form of jalousie.
- job title — name of a professional role
- joe louis — Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow) 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
- jointedly — In a jointed way; with, or by means of, joints.
- jointless — without a joint; lacking a joint.
- joinville — Jean de [zhahn duh] /ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1224?–1317, French chronicler.
- jollifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jollify.
- jolliment — merriment; jollity
- jolliness — in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- jollities — jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety.
- jowliness — the feature of having large jowls or a prominent jaw
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kaolinite — a very common mineral, hydrated aluminum disilicate, Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 , formed by the alteration of other minerals, especially feldspar: the most common constituent of kaolin.
- kaolinize — to convert (minerals containing kaolinite) into kaolin by weathering.
- ketolysis — the breaking down of ketones.
- ketolytic — the breaking down of ketones.
- kid glove — a glove made of kid leather.
- kilobytes — Plural form of kilobyte.
- kilocurie — a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1000 curies. Abbreviation: kCi, kc.
- kilocycle — a unit equal to 1000 cycles: used especially in radio as 1000 cycles per second for expressing the frequency of electromagnetic waves; kilohertz. The term kilohertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: kc.
- kilohertz — a unit of frequency, equal to 1000 cycles per second. Abbreviation: kHz.
- kilojoule — An SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 joules.
- kiloliter — a unit of volume, equal to 1000 liters; a cubic meter. Abbreviation: kl.
- kilolitre — a unit of volume, equal to 1000 liters; a cubic meter. Abbreviation: kl.
- kilometer — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometre — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kirilenko — Andrei Pavlovich [uhn-dryey puh-vlaw-vyich;; English ahn-drey pav-loh-vich] /ʌnˈdryeɪ pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ;; English ˈɑn dreɪ pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–90, Soviet government official.
- klondiker — an East European factory ship
- knoxville — a city in E Tennessee, on the Tennessee River.
- kol nidre — a liturgical prayer for recitation at the beginning of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur asking that all unfulfilled vows to God be nullified and all transgressions forgiven.
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.