9-letter words containing l, a, u
- ovulation — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- ovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- palanquin — (formerly in India and other Eastern countries) a passenger conveyance, usually for one person, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men.
- palladium — a rare metallic element of the platinum group, silver-white, ductile and malleable, harder and fusing more readily than platinum: used chiefly as a catalyst and in dental and other alloys. Symbol: Pd; atomic weight: 106.4; atomic number: 46; specific gravity: 12 at 20°C.
- palladous — of or containing bivalent palladium.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- pampeluna — Pamplona.
- pansexual — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- papillule — a mini papilla
- par value — face value (def 1).
- paragould — a city in NE Arkansas.
- paralogue — either of a pair of genes derived from the same ancestral gene
- paramylum — a polysaccharide occurring as a reserve carbohydrate in the cytoplasm of Euglena
- parbuckle — a kind of tackle for raising or lowering a cask or similar object along an inclined plane or a vertical surface, consisting of a rope looped over a post or the like, with its two ends passing around the object to be moved.
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- patroclus — Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- paulownia — a Japanese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of pale-violet or blue flowers blossoming in early spring.
- pauseless — without pauses; ceaseless
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
- penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- permabull — an investor who consistently acts in the expectation that the value of stocks and shares will rise
- perpetual — continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
- perusable — having the ability to be perused
- petulance — moodiness, irritability
- phalluses — an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
- pharsalus — an ancient city in central Greece, in Thessaly: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey 48 b.c.
- pinnulate — having pinnules.
- plaintful — complaining or lamenting
- plant bug — any of numerous, often brightly colored hemipterous insects of the family Miridae that feed on the juices of plants.
- plant out — When you plant out young plants, you plant them in the ground in the place where they are to be left to grow.
- planulate — flat
- planuloid — relating to a planula
- plaquette — a small plaque
- plastique — a ballet technique for mastering the art of slow, controlled movement and statuelike posing.
- plateaued — a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- platitude — a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
- plausible — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- plausibly — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- plaustral — relating to wagons
- play upon — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playdough — children's modelling clay