9-letter words containing l, i, s, o, m
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formulise — formulate.
- formulism — adherence to or reliance on formulas.
- fulminous — Explosive.
- glamorise — (British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ) alternative spelling of glamorize.
- gloamings — Plural form of gloaming.
- globalism — the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations.
- gloomiest — Superlative form of gloomy.
- goldsmith — Oliver, 1730?–74, Irish poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist.
- hailstorm — a storm with hail.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- heirlooms — Plural form of heirloom.
- hemolysin — a substance, as an antibody, that in cooperation with complement causes dissolution of red blood cells.
- hemolysis — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- homegirls — Plural form of homegirl.
- homeliest — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
- homeslice — Alternative spelling of home slice (Someone from one's home town.).
- homolysis — (chemistry) The decomposition of a substance without reacting with other substances.
- hylozoism — the doctrine that matter is inseparable from life, which is a property of matter.
- idioplasm — germ plasm.
- il sodoma — (Giovanni Antonio de Bazzi) [jaw-vahn-nee-ahn-taw-nyaw-de-baht-tsee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ dɛˈbɑt tsi/ (Show IPA), 1477–1549, Italian painter.
- ileostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall, permitting drainage of the contents of the small intestine.
- immolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immolate.
- immortals — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- impiously — not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- implosion — the act of imploding; a bursting inward (opposed to explosion).
- implosive — characterized by a partial vacuum behind the point of closure.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impulsion — the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- islomania — an obsessional enthusiasm or partiality for islands
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- limonoids — Plural form of limonoid.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- liposomal — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- liposomes — Plural form of liposome.
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.