9-letter words containing l, a, c, e, i
- specialty — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- stickable — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- sulcalize — to furrow, make a furrow in; predominantly, to make a furrow in (the tongue), make the surface of (the tongue) concave in order to produce certain phonemes
- tactilely — in a tactile manner
- tail cone — a cone-shaped component at the rear of a jet engine, rocket, or missile, usually serving as an exhaust pipe.
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tallchief — Maria, 1925–2013, U.S. ballet dancer.
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- tectorial — a rooflike structure.
- telically — in a purposeful manner
- tetanical — related to tetanus
- theriacal — of or relating to a theriac, a mixture once thought to be an antidote to poison such as snake venom or treacle
- thickleaf — any of various succulent plants of the crassulaceous genus Crassula, having sessile or short-stalked fleshy leaves
- thylacine — a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- tie clasp — an ornamental metal clasp for securing the two ends of a necktie to a shirt front.
- timescale — The timescale of an event is the length of time during which it happens or develops.
- triticale — a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.
- unclaimed — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- undecimal — related to the number 11
- unethical — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- utilicare — a usually state-funded program that helps elderly persons of low income to pay their utility bills, especially heating bills in winter.
- vacaville — a city in central California.
- vacillate — to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
- valencies — valence.
- varicella — chickenpox.
- vectorial — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- vehicular — of, relating to, or for vehicles: a vehicular tunnel.
- vellicate — to pluck; twitch.
- veridical — truthful; veracious.
- vesicular — of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- vicegeral — of or relating to a vicegerent or a vicegerent's position.
- vicennial — of or for 20 years.
- viceregal — of or relating to a viceroy.
- victualer — a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- vigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- vocalised — to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
- voicemail — an electronic system enabling the recording and storage of (usually digitized) voice messages, which can subsequently be retrieved by the intended recipient.
- volcanize — to affect or alter by volcanic heat or action.
- vulcanise — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- vulcanite — a hard, readily cut and polished rubber, obtained by vulcanizing rubber with a large amount of sulfur, used in the manufacture of combs, buttons, and for electric insulation.
- vulcanize — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- windscale — a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities.
- wyliecoat — a woolen or flannel undergarment, as a warm undershirt.
- xerically — of, relating to, or adapted to a dry environment.
- xylocaine — lidocaine, often used as a local anesthetic by dentists and plastic surgeons