9-letter words containing l, a, m, o
- amyloidal — resembling an amyloid; starch-like
- 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
- analogism — an argument or reason based on analogy
- anemology — the study of winds
- angleworm — an earthworm used as bait by anglers
- angouleme — city in SW France: pop. 46,000
- anomalies — a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anomalism — the state or quality of being anomalous.
- anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
- antimonyl — of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group SbO-
- antimoral — Opposing or countering moral behaviour.
- armadillo — An armadillo is a small animal whose body is covered with large bony scales and which rolls itself into a ball when it is attacked. Armadillos are mainly found in South and Central America.
- armorless — any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- artemotil — A fast-acting blood schizonticide specifically indicated for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases.
- artmobile — a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- astomatal — having no stoma
- atemporal — having the quality of being uninfluenced, ungoverned or unchanged by time
- atmolysis — a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance
- atmophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- atomology — (dated) The doctrine of atoms.
- atonalism — atonality.
- autosomal — any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
- awesomely — causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear: an awesome sight.
- axolemmas — Plural form of axolemma.
- baldmoney — Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
- ballrooms — Plural form of ballroom.
- balmorals — Plural form of balmoral.
- balsamico — Balsamic vinegar.
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- batmobile — (slang) To proceed in a fast, urgent, or reckless way, especially in a vehicle.
- beadledom — petty officialdom
- beam hole — a hole in the shield of a nuclear reactor through which a beam of radiation, esp of neutrons, is allowed to escape for experimental purposes
- beclamour — to clamour excessively
- beglamour — to endow with glamour
- belomancy — the art of divination using arrows
- binominal — of or denoting the binomial nomenclature
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- bloomsday — an annual celebration in Dublin on 16 June of the life of James Joyce and, in particular, his novel Ulysses, which is entirely set in Dublin on 16 June 1904
- body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- boilerman — a man who looks after boilers
- boltzmann — Ludwig (ˈluːtvɪç). 1844–1906, Austrian physicist. He established the principle of the equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J. C. Maxwell
- bombilate — to make a buzzing noise
- bone meal — Bone meal is a substance made from animal bones which is used as a fertilizer.
- boomslang — a large greenish venomous arboreal colubrid snake, Dispholidus typus, of southern Africa
- bowl game — bowl1 (def 8).