11-letter words containing l, o, a
- acidophilic — easily stained with acid dyes
- acidophilus — a lactic-acid-producing bacterium primarily found in live yoghurt, useful in restoring bacterial balance in the intestine
- acidulation — to make somewhat acid.
- acidulously — In a acidulous manner; in a mildly sour or acid way.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- acoelomates — Plural form of acoelomate.
- acorn clock — a mantel clock of the first half of the 19th century, having the upper part of the case shaped with a double ogee curve to resemble an acorn.
- acorn valve — a small electronic valve, approximately acorn-shaped with small closely-spaced electrodes, used in ultrahigh-frequency applications
- acrocephaly — oxycephaly
- acromegalia — (disease) An alternative name for the disease acromegaly.
- acromegalic — (pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly. (from 19th c.).
- acropetally — in an upward direction, towards the apex
- acropolises — Plural form of acropolis.
- actinostele — (botany) A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward in lobes.
- action film — a film with a fast-moving plot, usually containing scenes of violence
- action line — a telephone line maintained by a newspaper, television station, or other medium to provide the public a ready means of expressing complaints or obtaining information about matters of vital interest.
- action plan — a statement of the steps that need to be taken to achieve a particular goal or objective
- actual cost — the cost of a product based on incurred costs of material and labor required in its production.
- adenomegaly — (pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck.
- adnominally — In an adnominal way, used like an adnoun, adjectivally.
- adolescence — Adolescence is the period of your life in which you develop from being a child into being an adult.
- adolescents — Plural form of adolescent.
- adorability — the quality of being adorable or highly attractive
- adulterator — One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
- advertorial — An advertorial is an advertisement that uses the style of newspaper or magazine articles or television documentary programmes, so that it appears to be giving facts and not trying to sell a product.
- aelurophile — ailurophile.
- aelurophobe — ailurophobe.
- aeneolithic — Chalcolithic.
- aeolotropic — anisotropic
- aerial root — a root that grows from the stem of a plant, above ground or above water
- aerobically — in an aerobic manner
- aerobiology — the study of airborne organisms, spores, etc
- aeroculture — a method of growing plants without soil by suspending them above sprays that constantly moisten the roots with water and nutrients.
- aeroelastic — capable of changing shape under aerodynamic forces
- aeromedical — relating to the medical treatment of disorders associated with air or space travel
- aerosol can — a container for substances stored as aerosols, such as paint, polish, or insecticide
- aerosolised — Simple past tense and past participle of aerosolise.
- aerosolized — Simple past tense and past participle of aerosolize.
- aetiologies — Plural form of aetiology.
- affectional — relating to or implying affection.
- affiliation — If one group has an affiliation with another group, it has a close or official connection with it.
- afflictions — Plural form of affliction.
- aftercooler — a device for cooling compressed air or gases to reduce their volume or temperature.
- afterschool — for students and taking place after they finish their day in school, usually in the late afternoon: He’s looking for an afterschool job. Is there afterschool tutoring in math?
- afterworlds — Plural form of afterworld.
- agglomerate — to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect
- agitational — the act or process of agitating; state of being agitated: She left in great agitation.
- agonic line — an imaginary line on the surface of the earth connecting points of zero magnetic declination
- agonisingly — Alternative spelling of agonizingly.
- agonistical — relating to conflict or struggle