9-letter words containing l, o, n, r
- profluent — flowing smoothly or abundantly forth.
- prolactin — an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- prolation — the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
- prolonged — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- prolusion — a preliminary written article.
- propylene — containing the propylene group.
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- provolone — a mellow light-colored, Italian cheese, usually smoked after drying.
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- pyroxylin — a nitrocellulose compound containing fewer nitrate groups than guncotton, used in the manufacture of artificial silk, leather, oilcloth, etc.
- radioland — the aggregate of listeners within the reach of a radio station's transmission.
- railwoman — a female worker on a railway
- ramble on — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- raskolnik — a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.
- rationale — the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- rattle on — talk at length
- rawlinson — George, 1812–1902, English historian.
- re-enroll — to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register: It took two days to enroll the new students.
- read-only — of or relating to files or memory that can be read but cannot normally be changed.
- rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- reblochon — a soft French cheese
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- reconceal — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- reconcile — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- reconsole — to console (someone) again
- reconsult — to consult (someone or something) again
- recountal — an act of recounting.
- redolence — having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
- reflation — restoration of economic activity, consumer prices, etc., to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy.
- reflexion — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- reflowing — an occurrence of flowing again
- reinvolve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- relations — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
- reliction — the process by which water recedes over time, changing the waterline and leaving land permanently exposed
- reloading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- rent-roll — an account or schedule of rents, the amount due from each tenant, and the total received.
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- resoiling — to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resolvent — resolving; causing solution; solvent.
- retooling — to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- revolting — disgusting; repulsive: a revolting sight.
- revolving — that revolves: a revolving table top.