9-letter words containing l, a, u
- aquarelle — a method of watercolour painting in transparent washes
- aqueously — in water, or by means of water
- aquiclude — any geological formation that absorbs and holds water but does not transmit it at a sufficient rate to supply springs, wells, etc.
- aquilegia — columbine
- archducal — of or relating to an archduke, archduchess, or archduchy
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- arousable — able to be aroused
- articular — of or relating to joints or to the structural components in a joint
- arum lily — any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix
- aryballus — aryballos.
- as a rule — If you say that something happens as a rule, you mean that it usually happens.
- asclepius — a god of healing; son of Apollo
- asepalous — (of a plant or flower) having no sepals
- asexually — Biology. having no sex or sexual organs. independent of sexual processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells.
- ashtabula — a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- asian flu — a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics, caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants), which apparently originated in China in 1957
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- aspectual — of or relating to grammatical aspect
- asphaltum — a substance used to protect surface areas of metal that do not require to be etched
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assaulted — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
- assaulter — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
- assistful — (archaic) helpful.
- assumable — capable of being assumed, as an office or an obligation: Assumable mortgages are hard to find these days.
- assumably — in a presumable manner
- assumedly — in a presumed manner
- assuredly — If something is assuredly true, it is definitely true.
- atahualpa — ?1500–33, the last Inca emperor of Peru (1525–33), who was put to death by the Spanish under Pizarro
- attalus i — (Soter) king of Pergamum 241–197 b.c.
- auctorial — of or relating to an author
- audiology — the scientific study of hearing, often including the treatment of persons with hearing defects
- auditable — able to be audited
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- aulophyte — a free-living plant growing on or in another plant.
- auricular — of, relating to, or received by the sense or organs of hearing; aural
- auriculas — Plural form of auricula.
- auriculin — atrial natriuretic factor.
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- auslander — (in a German-speaking country) a foreigner
- auspicial — of or relating to auspices: auspicial rites.
- austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- australia — a country and the smallest continent, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific: a former British colony, now an independent member of the Commonwealth, constitutional links with Britain formally abolished in 1986; consists chiefly of a low plateau, mostly arid in the west, with the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: dollar. Capital: Canberra. Pop: 23 029 674 (2013 est). Area: 7 682 300 sq km (2 966 150 sq miles)
- authorial — Authorial means relating to the author of something such as a book or play.
- auto idle — (processor) A facility provided by some Intel clock doubled microprocessors where the internal clock can be slowed to the external clock rate while the processor is waiting for data from memory, returning to full speed as soon as the data arrives. See also System Management Mode.
- auto lift — a device, often powered hydraulically, for raising a vehicle so that the underside is accessible for inspection and repair.
- auto-dial — a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
- autocidal — (of insect pest control) effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure