9-letter words containing l, i, a, t
- old latin — the Latin language in use from the earliest inscriptions to c100 b.c. Abbreviation: OL, OL., O.L.
- olfactics — The study of smells and how they are perceived.
- olfaction — the act of smelling.
- olfactive — Of or pertaining to the sense of smell; olfactory.
- ontically — In an ontic sense.
- oppilated — Simple past tense and past participle of oppilate.
- opthalmic — Misspelling of ophthalmic.
- optically — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- optimally — optimum (def 3).
- oratorial — A rarer form of oratorical.
- orientals — Plural form of oriental.
- orleanist — a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- ostealgia — (pathology) bone pain.
- outlawing — Present participle of outlaw.
- outlaying — an expending or spending, as of money.
- outlinear — relating to an outline
- outsailed — Simple past tense and past participle of outsail.
- ovulation — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- pactional — relating to an agreement or a bargain
- paillette — a spangle for ornamenting a costume.
- paintable — easily painted
- paintball — a game in which players mark their opponents with colored gelatin capsules shot out of an air gun.
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- palafitte — a prehistoric dwelling
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- palestine — Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- palleting — a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
- palletize — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palmation — a palmate state or formation.
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
- palmitate — a salt or ester of palmitic acid.
- palpation — to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
- palpitant — affected or characterized by palpitation.
- palpitate — to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: His heart palpitated wildly.
- panellist — A panellist is a person who is a member of a panel and speaks in public, especially on a radio or television programme.
- pantingly — eagerly
- papillote — a decorative curled paper placed over the end of the bone of a cutlet or chop.
- paralytic — a person affected with paralysis.
- parietals — the regulations that govern living within a college
- partially — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- past life — previous incarnation
- pastelist — an artist who draws with pastels.
- pastiglia — a plaster used during the Italian Renaissance for bas-relief ornament of furniture, being applied in layers, molded, carved, and gilded.
- patanjali — flourished late 2nd century b.c, Indian scholar and philosopher: sometimes regarded as the founder of yoga.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- patiently — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patriliny — the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.