10-letter words containing l, a, u
- austerlitz — a town in the Czech Republic, in Moravia: site of Napoleon's victory over the Russian and Austrian armies in 1805. Pop: 1795 (2007 est)
- australian — Australian means belonging or relating to Australia, or to its people or culture.
- australite — a glassy object made of molten rock found in the earth of Southern Australia
- australoid — denoting, relating to, or belonging to a supposed racial group that includes the native Australians and certain other peoples of southern Asia and the Pacific islands.
- australorp — a heavy black breed of domestic fowl
- autarkical — of or relating to autarky
- autecology — the ecological study of an individual organism or species
- authorless — having no author; anonymous
- autoclaved — Simple past tense and past participle of autoclave.
- autoclaves — Plural form of autoclave.
- autodialer — An electronic device that dials telephone numbers randomly or from a list and may also leave messages and request information.
- autojumble — a sale of second-hand car parts, esp for car enthusiasts
- autoloader — stack loader
- autologous — (of a tissue graft, blood transfusion, etc) originating from the recipient rather than from a donor
- autolysate — the substances resulting as the end product of autolysis
- autolysins — Plural form of autolysin.
- automobile — An automobile is a car.
- autophilia — Self love, especially sexual attraction to the self.
- autopilots — Plural form of autopilot.
- autoplasty — surgical repair of defects by grafting or transplanting tissue from the patient's own body
- autumnally — belonging to or suggestive of autumn; produced or gathered in autumn: autumnal colors.
- avenuelike — Resembling or characteristic of an avenue.
- avicularia — Plural form of avicularium.
- aviculture — the keeping and rearing of birds
- avirulence — The state of being avirulent.
- avouchable — able to be avouched
- avunculate — the custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son
- awfulizing — Present participle of awfulize.
- babelesque — resembling the situation at Babel, confused, impeding communication
- baby blues — depression suffered after childbirth
- bacilluria — the presence of bacilli in the urine
- baculiform — shaped like a rod
- baha'ullah — title of Mirza Hosein Ali. 1817–92, Persian religious leader: originally a Shiite Muslim, later a disciple of the Bab; founder of the Baha'í Faith
- bahawalpur — an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)
- balaustine — of or relating to the pomegranate.
- balbutient — stuttering, stammering
- bale cubic — the space available in a ship's hold for the stowage of general cargo, measured in cubic feet.
- balibuntal — closely woven fine straw, used for making hats in the Philippines
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
- banja luka — a city in NW Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the Vrbas River: scene of battles between the Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737; besieged by Serb forces (1992–95). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- bank vault — a strongroom in a bank for the storage of valuable items
- bar-le-duc — Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- barrelfuls — Plural form of barrelful.
- bass flute — the lowest instrument in the flute family, pitched one octave below the concert flute
- basutoland — Lesotho
- battailous — ready for battle; pugnacious
- battlesuit — (science fiction) A technologically enhanced suit worn in battle for protection, camouflage, etc.
- baudelaire — Charles Pierre (ʃarl pjɛr). 1821–67, French poet, noted for his macabre imagery; author of Les fleurs du mal (1857)
- bay laurel — a small evergreen Mediterranean laurel, Laurus nobilis, with glossy aromatic leaves, used for flavouring in cooking, and small blackish berries