9-letter words containing l, e, n, t, a
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- malintent — Malicious intent.
- maltalent — an evil intention
- mangulate — to bend or twist out of shape; mangle
- mantelets — Plural form of mantelet.
- marlstone — an indurated marl.
- matfellon — knapweed
- melanitic — containing, or relating to, melanite
- melanotic — of or affected with melanosis.
- melatonin — a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin.
- menstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- mentalese — the language of thought; thoughts represented in the mind without words, especially complex thoughts built from simpler ones.
- mentalise — Alt form mentalize.
- mentalism — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- mentalist — a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
- mentality — mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality.
- mentalize — (usually, in passive) To make mental in nature, rather than physical.
- mentorial — Of or relating to a mentor.
- mestranol — an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
- metalline — metallic.
- metalling — Present participle of metal.
- militance — (uncountable) The condition of being militant.
- montadale — one of a breed of white-faced, hornless sheep developed in the U.S. by crossing Cheviot rams and Columbia ewes, noted for their meat and heavy fleece.
- motlanthe — Kgalema (ɡɑːˈlɛmə). born 1949, South African statesman: president (2008–09)
- mountable — Able to be mounted.
- multilane — (of a road or of vehicular traffic) Having more than one lane of traffic traveling in at least one direction.
- myelinate — Of, related to, or composed of myelin.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- nailbiter — the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- nameplate — a flat, usually rectangular piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which the name of a person, company, etc., is printed or engraved: She has a large office with her nameplate on the door.
- nanotesla — one billionth of a tesla.
- nathanael — a disciple of Jesus, possibly Bartholomew. John 1:45–51.
- nathaniel — Bartholomew (def 1).
- natheless — nevertheless.
- natrolite — a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- naturedly — (in combinations) With a certain nature, in a certain manner.
- navelwort — a European plant, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having fleshy, round leaves and yellowish-green flowers.
- neat line — a line defining a limit or edge of an excavation, cut stone, etc.
- nebulated — having dim or indistinct markings, as a bird or other animal.
- nectareal — of, relating to, or resembling nectar
- neo-latin — New Latin.
- neoplasty — the surgical formation of new tissue structures or repair of damaged structures
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- net sales — Net sales are total sales after subtracting discounts, returned goods, and allowances for damaged goods.
- netballer — (netball) A netball player.
- neuchatel — a canton in W Switzerland. 309 sq. mi. (800 sq. km).
- neutrally — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- new latin — the Latin that became current, notably in scientific literature, after the Renaissance, c1500. Abbreviation: NL, NL., N.L.
- newcastle — 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas.