9-letter words containing l, e, i, o, t
- telotaxis — orientation or movement, by an organism with sensory receptors, toward or away from a particular source of stimulation.
- tenaillon — an outwork shoring up a ravelin
- tensional — the act of stretching or straining.
- tentorial — Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- terpineol — any of several unsaturated, cyclic, tertiary alcohols having the formula C 10 H 18 O, occurring in nature in many essential oils or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes.
- terricole — a plant or animal living on land
- textorial — relating to weaving or weavers
- theologic — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
- tholeiite — a type of igneous or volcanic rock found on the ocean floor that is rich in aluminium and similar to basalt
- thornlike — resembling or having the characteristics of a thorn
- tide lock — a lock at the entrance to a tidal basin.
- tide pool — tidal pool.
- tidepools — tidal pool.
- time loan — a loan repayable at a specified date.
- time lock — a lock, as for the door of a bank vault, equipped with a mechanism that makes it impossible to operate the lock within certain hours.
- time slot — allocated period of time
- toll line — a telephone line for long-distance calls.
- toluidide — a chemical deriving from toluene
- toluidine — any of three isomeric amines having the formula C 7 H 9 N, derived from toluene: used in the dye and drug industries.
- top-liner — an entertainer who is important enough to be the star of a show
- tormentil — a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing.
- tortelier — Paul (pɔl). 1914–90, French cellist and composer
- totalizer — a person or thing that totals.
- touchline — any of the outer lines bordering the playing field.
- towelling — a narrow fabric of cotton or linen, in plain, twill, or huck weave, used for hand towels or dishtowels.
- towerlike — like a tower
- town life — the life or lifestyle characteristic of a town or urban area, esp as contrasted with rural or country life
- tremolite — a white or grayish variety of amphibole, Ca 2 Mg 5 Si 8 O 22 (OH) 2 , usually occurring in bladed crystals.
- trialogue — a discussion or conversation in which three persons or groups participate.
- tricresol — a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.
- trilobate — having three lobes.
- trilobite — any marine arthropod of the extinct class Trilobita, from the Paleozoic Era, having a flattened, oval body varying in length from 1 inch (2.5 cm) or less to 2 feet (61 cm).
- tripleton — (especially in bridge) a set of three cards of the same suit in a hand as dealt.
- tropeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- trouville — a seaport in NW France, on the English Channel: resort.
- turophile — a connoisseur or lover of cheese.
- unhostile — not hostile
- unpiloted — without a pilot; unguided
- ureotelic — excreting urea as the main component of waste
- valentino — Rudolph (Rodolpho d'Antonguolla) 1895–1926, U.S. motion-picture actor, born in Italy.
- variolate — resembling smallpox, as a lesion.
- variolite — a rock embedded with varioles; a variolitic rock.
- vectorial — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
- veloutine — a velvety wool fabric
- vicontiel — pertaining to the sheriff or viscount.
- violative — involving violation.
- violently — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- viosterol — a vitamin D preparation produced by the irradiation of ergosterol.
- volitient — voluntary
- voltigeur — a former office in the French army