9-letter words containing l, e, s
- alchemise — to change by or as by alchemy; transmute: to alchemize lead into gold.
- alchemist — An alchemist was a scientist in the Middle Ages who tried to discover how to change ordinary metals into gold.
- alcimedes — the mother of Jason.
- alcyoneus — a giant who threw a stone at Hercules and was killed when Hercules hit the stone back with his club.
- aldehydes — Plural form of aldehyde.
- aldershot — a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)
- alehouses — Plural form of alehouse.
- alertness — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- alewashed — showing the effects of drinking beer
- alexiares — a son of Hercules and Hebe.
- alexius i — (Alexius Comnenus) 1048-1118; emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1081-1118)
- algeciras — a port and resort in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a conference of the Great Powers in 1906. Pop: 108 779 (2003 est)
- algicides — Plural form of algicide.
- algidness — the state or quality of being algid
- alginates — Plural form of alginate.
- alienates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alienate.
- alienists — Plural form of alienist.
- alienness — the state or quality or being alien, foreign, or unfamiliar
- alikeness — the state or quality of being similar
- aliveness — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- alkoxides — Plural form of alkoxide.
- all-overs — a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body (usually preceded by the).
- all-state — selected on the basis of merit to represent one's state, often in a competition: an all-state debater; a pitcher on the all-state team.
- allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
- alleluias — Plural form of alleluia.
- allergens — Plural form of allergen.
- allergies — Plural form of allergy.
- allergist — An allergist is a doctor who specializes in treating people with allergies.
- alleyways — Plural form of alleyway.
- alliances — Plural form of alliance.
- allocates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allocate.
- allostery — the condition of a protein (such as an enzyme) in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule at a site other than the chemically active one
- allottees — Plural form of allottee.
- allspices — Plural form of allspice.
- almohades — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
- almsgiver — a person who gives alms
- almshouse — Almshouses are houses in Britain which were built and run by charities to provide accommodation for poor or old people who could not afford to pay rent.
- aloeswood — agalloch.
- aloneness — the state of being alone
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
- alphabets — Plural form of alphabet.
- altarwise — in the position of an altar
- althusser — Louis. 1918–90, French Marxist philosopher, author of For Marx (1965) and Reading Capital (1965): committed to a mental hospital (1981) after killing his wife
- altitudes — Plural form of altitude.
- aluminise — To coat with a layer of aluminium.
- amassable — of a nature that can be amassed
- ambleside — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a tourist centre for the Lake District. Pop: 3064 (2001)
- ambulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambulate.
- amissible — likely to be lost