9-letter words containing l, o, g, r, i
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- logogriph — an anagram, or a puzzle involving anagrams.
- lohengrin — the son of Parzival, and a knight of the Holy Grail.
- loitering — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- long iron — a club, as a driving iron, midiron, or mid-mashie, with a long shaft and an iron head the face of which has little slope, for hitting long, low shots.
- longhairs — Plural form of longhair.
- longicorn — having long antennae.
- longliner — a commercial fishing vessel that uses a longline.
- longtimer — One who has been a resident, member, etc. for a long time.
- lordlings — Plural form of lordling.
- louisburg — a seaport on SE Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in SE Canada: French fortress captured by British 1745, 1758.
- lowriding — the practice of traveling in a lowrider.
- macroglia — Any of various glial cells that are larger than microglia.
- marigolds — Plural form of marigold.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- microalga — Any of many microscopic photosynthetic protists, often living as single cells and floating as plankton.
- microblog — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microglia — Glial cells derived from mesoderm that function as macrophages (scavengers) in the central nervous system and form part of the reticuloendothelial system.
- micrology — excessive attention to petty details or distinctions.
- mirligoes — dizziness
- moldering — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
- morningly — (obsolete) every morning; daily in the morning.
- negrophil — a white or other nonblack person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of black people.
- neuroglia — a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.
- nonruling — Not ruling; not in power.
- obligator — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- ogreishly — in the manner of an ogre
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- oligomers — Plural form of oligomer.
- originals — Plural form of original.
- overlight — a strong light
- overlying — present participle of overlie.
- paralogia — incoherent speech or thinking
- pergolesi — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1710–36, Italian composer.
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- pouringly — in a pouring fashion
- probingly — with a probing approach
- profiling — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- prolog-ii — Prolog with two new predicates: "dif" for coroutines and "freeze" for delayed evaluation. Available from ExperIntelligence, Santa Barbara CA.
- prologist — a prologue writer or performer
- prologize — to perform or introduce by means of a prologue
- radiogold — a radioactive isotope of gold, used in the medical treatment of certain conditions
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- reflowing — an occurrence of flowing again
- reglorify — to glorify again
- religiose — characterized by religiosity.
- religioso — a musical piece meant to be played devotionally