9-letter words containing i, s, a, l
- alexiares — a son of Hercules and Hebe.
- alexius i — (Alexius Comnenus) 1048-1118; emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1081-1118)
- alfonso i — (Alfonso Henriques) 1109?–85, first king of Portugal 1139–85.
- algeciras — a port and resort in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a conference of the Great Powers in 1906. Pop: 108 779 (2003 est)
- algicides — Plural form of algicide.
- algidness — the state or quality of being algid
- alginates — Plural form of alginate.
- ali pasha — known as the Lion of Janina. 1741–1822, Turkish pasha and ruler of Albania (1787–1820), who was deposed and assassinated after intriguing against Turkey
- alienates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alienate.
- alienists — Plural form of alienist.
- alienness — the state or quality or being alien, foreign, or unfamiliar
- alikeness — the state or quality of being similar
- aliveness — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- alkaloids — Plural form of alkaloid.
- alkalosis — an abnormal increase in the alkalinity of the blood and extracellular fluids
- alkoxides — Plural form of alkoxide.
- 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
- alleluias — Plural form of alleluia.
- allergies — Plural form of allergy.
- allergist — An allergist is a doctor who specializes in treating people with allergies.
- alliances — Plural form of alliance.
- allspices — Plural form of allspice.
- allusions — Plural form of allusion.
- almsgiver — a person who gives alms
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- alpinists — Plural form of alpinist.
- altarwise — in the position of an altar
- altissimo — (of music) very high in pitch
- altitudes — Plural form of altitude.
- altruists — Plural form of altruist.
- aluminise — To coat with a layer of aluminium.
- aluminous — resembling aluminium
- amaryllis — an amaryllidaceous plant, Amaryllis belladonna, native to southern Africa and having large lily-like reddish or white flowers
- ambleside — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a tourist centre for the Lake District. Pop: 3064 (2001)
- ambrosial — of or fit for the gods; divine
- amissible — likely to be lost
- 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
- amplicons — Plural form of amplicon.
- amplifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify.
- amusingly — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
- 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
- anaclisis — the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.
- analepsis — A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated.
- analgesia — inability to feel pain
- analgesic — An analgesic drug reduces the effect of pain.
- analities — Plural form of anality.
- analogies — A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
- analogise — to make use of analogy in reasoning, argument, etc.