9-letter words containing i, l, o
- alepidote — (of a fish) not having scales.
- aleuronic — related to the aleurone layer
- alfonso i — (Alfonso Henriques) 1109?–85, first king of Portugal 1139–85.
- algonkian — Algonquian
- algonquin — a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada
- algorithm — An algorithm is a series of mathematical steps, especially in a computer program, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of problem or question.
- alienator — A person who alienates.
- alimonied — provided or supplied with alimony
- aliquoted — Divided into, or distributed in aliquots.
- alkaloids — Plural form of alkaloid.
- alkalosis — an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood and extracellular fluids
- alkalotic — characterized by alkalosis
- alkoxides — Plural form of alkoxide.
- allantoic — of or in the allantois
- allantoid — relating to or resembling the allantois
- allantoin — a substance derived from the secretions of snails and contained in some plants, used in skin care products and valued for its soothing properties
- allantois — a membranous sac growing out of the ventral surface of the hind gut of embryonic reptiles, birds, and mammals. It combines with the chorion to form the mammalian placenta
- allegoric — consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allgegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning.
- allicholy — a feeling of sadness and despondency
- alligator — An alligator is a large reptile with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws.
- allobaric — of or relating to change in atmospheric pressure: allobaric wind.
- allodynia — pain caused by a normally painless stimulus
- allogenic — Immunology. allogeneic.
- allotting — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- allotypic — relating to an allotype
- allusions — Plural form of allusion.
- almoravid — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- alopecoid — resembling a fox
- altiplano — a plateau of the Andes, covering two thirds of Bolivia and extending into S Peru: contains Lake Titicaca. Height: 3000 m (10 000 ft) to 3900 m (13 000 ft)
- altissimo — (of music) very high in pitch
- aluminous — resembling aluminium
- amatorial — of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: amatory poems; an amatory look.
- ambipolar — (of plasmas and semiconductors) involving both positive and negative charge carriers
- amblyopia — impaired vision with no discernible damage to the eye or optic nerve
- amblyopic — Of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia.
- ambrosial — of or fit for the gods; divine
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- ammonical — (inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to ammonia.
- amoralism — the doctrine or attitude that ignores or rejects moral vaues, or deems them to be irrelevant
- amoralist — a person who adheres to the doctrine of amoralism
- amorality — not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- amphibole — any of a large group of minerals consisting of the silicates of calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, and aluminium, usually in the form of long slender dark-coloured crystals. Members of the group, including hornblende, actinolite, and tremolite, are common constituents of igneous rocks
- amphiboly — ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.
- amplicons — Plural form of amplicon.
- amyloidal — resembling an amyloid; starch-like
- amylopsin — an enzyme of the pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar; pancreatic amylase
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- anabolite — a product of anabolism
- analogies — A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.