9-letter words containing l, a, i
- avirulent — (esp of bacteria) not virulent
- avoidable — Something that is avoidable can be prevented from happening.
- avoidably — In a manner so as to be avoidable.
- avolition — Lack of initiative or goals; one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The person may wish to do something, but the desire is without power or energy.
- awl snail — any tiny, usually white land snail of the family Subulinidae, some introduced species being pests of hothouse flowers.
- azimuthal — Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- b special — a member of a part-time largely Protestant police force formerly functioning in Northern Ireland
- babelized — reduced to complete confusion or meaninglessness.
- baby girl — a female baby
- baby milk — a powder made from dried cows' milk, or other ingredients, mixed with water to feed babies
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- babylonia — the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about 2200–538 bc, when it was conquered by the Persians
- bacchical — Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.
- bacillary — of, relating to, or caused by bacilli
- back link — (hypertext) A link in one direction implied by the existence of an explicit link in the other direction.
- backfield — the area behind the line of scrimmage from which the backfield begin each play
- backfiles — Plural form of backfile.
- backfills — Plural form of backfill.
- backflips — Plural form of backflip.
- backlifts — Plural form of backlift.
- backlight — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- backlists — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist.
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- bacterial — Bacterial is used to describe things that relate to or are caused by bacteria.
- bail bond — a surety bond (money or property) offered or deposited by a defendant or other persons to ensure the defendant's appearance at trial
- bailiwick — the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- bailliage — the office or district of a bailiff
- bairnlike — childlike
- bajillion — an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- balakirev — Mily Alexeyevich (ˈmilij alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1837–1910, Russian composer, whose works include two symphonic poems, two symphonies, and many arrangements of Russian folk songs
- balalaika — a plucked musical instrument, usually having a triangular body and three strings: used chiefly for Russian folk music
- balancing — the process of achieving or maintaining equilibrium
- balanitis — inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
- balconied — That has a balcony attached.
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- baldachin — a richly ornamented silk and gold brocade
- baldaquin — Also, baudekin. Textiles. a silk brocade interwoven with gold or silver threads, used chiefly for ceremonial purposes.
- baldwin i — 1058–1118, crusader and first king of Jerusalem (1100–18), who captured Acre (1104), Beirut (1109), and Sidon (1110)
- balikesir — city in NW Asiatic Turkey: pop. 173,000
- balk ring — A balk ring is a rotating part of a gearbox that prevents the gears from engaging too early.
- balkanise — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanism — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanize — to divide (a territory) into small warring states
- balkiness — The state or quality of being balky.
- balkingly — in a balking manner
- balklines — Plural form of balkline.
- ball girl — In a tennis match, the ball girls pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball girls are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field.
- ball mill — a horizontal cylinder or cone in which a substance, such as a mineral, is ground by rotation with steel or ceramic balls
- ballabile — a dance within a ballet where the chorus perform, with or without the principal dancers