10-letter words containing i, r, l
- airlifting — Present participle of airlift.
- airmailing — Present participle of airmail.
- airwaybill — An airbill.
- al-bukhari — Muhammad ibn Ismaʿil [ib-uh n is-mah-eel] /ˈɪb ən ɪsˈmɑ il/ (Show IPA), a.d. 810–870, a collector of the Hadith.
- alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- alarmingly — causing alarm or fear: an alarming case of pneumonia; an alarming lack of respect.
- alcaiceria — a silk market
- alcheringa — (often initial capital letter) dreamtime.
- alcoranist — a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- 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)
- 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.
- algorithim — (spelling) It's spelled "algorithm".
- algorithms — Plural form of algorithm.
- alienators — Plural form of alienator.
- alimentary — of or relating to nutrition
- alipterion — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room for anointment.
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- aliterates — Plural form of aliterate.
- all righty — all right
- alla prima — (of a painting) painted with a single layer of paint, in contrast to paintings built up layer by layer
- 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
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
- allergists — Plural form of allergist.
- alleviator — a person or thing that alleviates.
- alligators — either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
- alliterate — to contain or cause to contain alliteration
- allomerism — similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition
- allomerize — to undergo allomerism.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allopatric — (of biological speciation or species) taking place or existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotropic — of or characterized by allotropy
- alluringly — very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.
- almoravide — a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century ad
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- alpha iron — a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°C; ferrite
- alphavirus — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- alpine fir — a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.
- altar girl — a female altar server.
- altar rail — a rail around or in front of the altar table in church, often cushioned on top, at which worshippers kneel to take communion or vows
- altar wine — wine for use in a Eucharistic service.