10-letter words containing l, a, s
- allostatic — Relating to allostasis.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotheism — the worship of gods foreign to one's own land or culture
- allotments — Plural form of allotment.
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- allowables — that may be allowed; legitimate; permissible: an allowable tax deduction.
- allowances — Plural form of allowance.
- allusively — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- almandines — Plural form of almandine.
- almetyevsk — a city in the Tatar Republic, in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Kazan.
- almsgiving — the making of charitable donations, giving alms
- almshouses — Plural form of almshouse.
- aloes wood — eaglewood
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- alpenhorns — Plural form of alpenhorn.
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- alpha-test — an in-house test of a new or modified piece of computer software
- alphavirus — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- alta vista — (web) A website provided by Digital which features a very fast Web and Usenet search engine. As of April 1996 its word index is 33GB in size. AltaVista is currently (June 1996) the largest Web index, with 30 million pages from 225,000 servers, and three million articles from 14,000 Usenet news groups. It is accessed over 12 million times per weekday.
- alternates — Plural form of alternate.
- altimeters — Plural form of altimeter.
- altiplanos — Plural form of altiplano.
- altisonant — having an impressive sound
- altostrati — Plural form of altostratus.
- altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
- aluminates — Plural form of aluminate.
- alutaceous — Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
- alveolitis — an inflammation of the alveoli, occurring either in the lungs or in the socket of a tooth
- amazeballs — an expression of enthusiastic approval
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- ambisexual — relating to or affecting both the male and female sexes
- ambulances — Plural form of ambulance.
- ameloblast — a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel
- amen glass — a British glass of the mid-18th century, having engraved on it a sentiment favoring the cause of the Old Pretender, concluded with the word “Amen.”.
- amensalism — a relationship between two species of organisms in which the individuals of one species adversely affect those of the other and are unaffected themselves.
- aminoplast — amino resin.
- ampelopsis — any woody vine of the vitaceous genus Ampelopsis, of tropical and subtropical Asia and America
- amplidynes — Plural form of amplidyne.
- amplifiers — Plural form of amplifier.
- amplitudes — Plural form of amplitude.
- amstelveen — city in W Netherlands: suburb of Amsterdam: pop. 74,000
- amylaceous — of or resembling starch
- amylolysis — the conversion of starch into sugar
- amyloplast — a non-pigmented granule in a plant cell which stores amylopectin
- an lu shan — 703–57 ad, Chinese military governor. He declared himself emperor (756) and seized the capital Chang An; murdered by a eunuch slave
- anaclastic — relating to refraction
- anal phase — Psychoanalysis. the second stage of psychosexual development during which the child, usually at two years of age, becomes preoccupied with defecation.
- analeptics — Plural form of analeptic.
- analgesics — Plural form of analgesic.