9-letter words containing l, e, a
- acheulian — (in Europe) the period in the Lower Palaeolithic following the Abbevillian, represented by the use of soft hammerstones in hand axe production made of chipped stone, bone, antler, or wood. The Acheulian dates from the Riss glaciation
- achillean — the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.
- aciculate — having aciculae
- acid cell — Electricity. a cell using an acid electrolyte.
- acidulate — to make slightly acid or sour
- acidulent — an acidulating substance.
- acrolects — Plural form of acrolect.
- acropetal — (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the base upwards so that the youngest are at the apex
- actualise — to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.
- actualité — humorous word for truth
- actualize — to make actual or real
- adamently — Misspelling of adamantly.
- adaptable — If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are able to change their ideas or behaviour in order to deal with new situations.
- addlehead — (colloquial) A foolish or dull-witted person.
- addlement — a process or state of confusion
- addleness — The state or quality of being addle.
- addlepate — Alternative form of addle pate.
- adenoidal — having the nasal tones or impaired breathing of one with enlarged adenoids
- adenology — the branch of medicine dealing with the development, structure, function, and diseases of glands.
- adenylate — (organic chemistry) The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid;' adenosine monophosphate.
- adherable — having the ability to adhere
- adminicle — something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof
- admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.
- adobelike — made using a material similar to adobe
- adoptable — able to be adopted
- adorkable — socially inept or unfashionable in a charming or endearing way
- adrenalin — Adrenalin is a substance which your body produces when you are angry, scared, or excited. It makes your heart beat faster and gives you more energy.
- adrenally — in a manner relating to the adrenal glands
- adultered — Simple past tense and past participle of adulter.
- adulterer — An adulterer is someone who commits adultery.
- adultlike — having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
- adultness — the state or quality of being an adult; an impression of maturity
- adultress — a female adulterer
- adverbial — Adverbial means relating to adverbs or like an adverb.
- adversely — unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect: adverse criticism.
- adviceful — thoughtful or attentive
- advisable — If you tell someone that it is advisable to do something, you are suggesting that they should do it, because it is sensible or is likely to achieve the result they want.
- advisedly — If you say that you are using a word or expression advisedly, you mean that you have deliberately chosen to use it, even though it may sound unusual, wrong, or offensive, because it draws attention to what you are saying.
- aeolipile — a device illustrating the reactive forces of a gas jet: usually a spherical vessel mounted so as to rotate and equipped with angled exit pipes from which steam within it escapes
- aerialist — a trapeze artist or tightrope walker
- aeriality — the quality of being aerial; insubstantiality
- aerofoils — Plural form of aerofoil.
- aerolites — Plural form of aerolite.
- aerophile — (biology) Any air-breathing organism.
- aeroplane — An aeroplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air.
- aeropulse — a pulsejet engine
- aeroshell — a protective shield, containing a parachute, which slows a spacecraft during re-entry to the earth's atmosphere and landing
- aeschylus — ?525–?456 bc, Greek dramatist, regarded as the father of Greek tragedy. Seven of his plays are extant, including Seven Against Thebes, The Persians, Prometheus Bound, and the trilogy of the Oresteia
- aethalium — a large, plump, pillow-shaped fruiting body of certain myxomycetes, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia into a single functional mass.
- aetheling — atheling.