11-letter words containing l, i, u
- alkali blue — any of the class of blue pigments having the highest tinting strength, by weight, of all known blue pigments: used chiefly in the manufacture of printing inks.
- all up with — over; finished
- allocutions — Plural form of allocution.
- allopurinol — a synthetic drug that reduces blood concentrations of uric acid and is administered orally in the treatment of gout. Formula: C5H4N4O
- alpha tauri — Aldebaran
- altazimuths — Plural form of altazimuth.
- altiloquent — (of language) high-flown or pretentious.
- altitudinal — relating to altitude or height.
- amber fluid — beer
- ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
- ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
- amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
- amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
- amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
- amplexicaul — (of some sessile leaves, stipules, etc) having an enlarged base that encircles the stem
- ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
- anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
- anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
- animalcular — Of, relating to, or resembling, animalcules.
- animalcules — Plural form of animalcule.
- animalculum — animalcule.
- annual ring — a ring of wood indicating one year's growth, seen in the transverse section of stems and roots of woody plants growing in temperate climates
- annulations — Plural form of annulation.
- anovulation — failure to produce eggs or to discharge them from an ovary
- antecubital — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated in the anterior part of the elbow (cubitus).
- antenuptial — a contract made between a man and a woman before they marry, agreeing on the distribution of their assets in the event of divorce
- antibilious — of a nature that can be used to counter biliousness
- antiburglar — intended to prevent burglary
- anticruelty — the prevention of or opposition to cruelty
- anticulture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom
- antimusical — opposed to musical conventions
- antinatural — opposed to or against nature
- antineutral — Opposing a policy of neutrality.
- antinuclear — opposed to nuclear weapons
- antinucleon — an antiproton or an antineutron
- antipopular — opposed to the people or to popular cause
- antitumoral — Antitumor.
- anvil cloud — another name for a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be anvil-shaped
- aptitudinal — capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics.
- aquaplaning — loss of contact with the road because of surface water
- aquarellist — (arts) An artist who paints aquarelles.
- aquariology — The study of the fauna and flora of aquaria.
- aquatically — in an aquatic manner
- aquiculture — aquaculture
- araliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araliaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, or woody climbers having small clusters of whitish or greenish flowers. The family includes the ivy and ginseng
- archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
- arenicolous — growing or living in sand or sandy places
- articulable — having the ability to be articulated