9-letter words containing l, a, g, r
- organelle — Cell Biology. a specialized part of a cell having some specific function; a cell organ.
- organosol — a resin-based coating
- originals — Plural form of original.
- overglaze — a color or glaze applied to an existing glaze.
- overlarge — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- palsgrave — a German count palatine.
- papergirl — a girl who delivers newspapers to homes.
- paraglide — to engage in paragliding.
- paragould — a city in NE Arkansas.
- paralegal — an attorney's assistant, not admitted to the practice of law but trained to perform certain legal tasks.
- paralogia — incoherent speech or thinking
- paralogue — either of a pair of genes derived from the same ancestral gene
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- patrology — Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
- pavlograd — a city in E Ukraine, E of Dnepropetrovsk.
- pellagrin — a person affected with pellagra.
- petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
- phalanger — any of numerous arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia, having foxlike ears and a long, bushy tail.
- pilferage — the act or practice of pilfering; petty theft.
- pilgarlic — a person regarded with mild or pretended contempt or pity.
- playgroup — a group of small children, especially preschoolers, organized for play or play activities and supervised by adult volunteers.
- plugboard — Electricity. an electric switchboard with plugs for telephones and the like.
- polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- porbeagle — a shark of the genus Lamna, especially L. nasus, a large, voracious species of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans.
- prayingly — with prayer, prayerfully
- pregnable — capable of being taken or won by force: a pregnable fortress.
- presignal — to signal in advance
- propagule — Botany, Mycology. any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction.
- pterygial — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- purgeable — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- rackingly — in a racking manner
- radiogold — a radioactive isotope of gold, used in the medical treatment of certain conditions
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- rail rage — a sense of extreme frustration experienced by rail users when subjected to delays, cancellations, etc, sometimes resulting in aggressive behaviour towards railway employees
- railingly — in a complaining or disgruntled manner
- ramblings — If you describe a speech or piece of writing as someone's ramblings, you are saying that it is meaningless because the person who said or wrote it was very confused or insane.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- rangeland — range (def 17).
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- rattlebag — a rattle made out of a bag containing small objects
- ravelling — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- realising — to grasp or understand clearly.
- realizing — to grasp or understand clearly.
- recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- recatalog — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- rectangle — a parallelogram having four right angles.
- red algae — the numerous algae that constitute the phylum Rhodophyta, which contain a red pigment in addition to chlorophyll. The group includes carrageen, dulse, and laver