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9-letter words containing l, o

  • allodynia — pain caused by a normally painless stimulus
  • allogenic — Immunology. allogeneic.
  • allograft — a tissue graft from a donor genetically unrelated to the recipient
  • allograph — a document written by a person who is not a party to it
  • allometry — the study of the growth of part of an organism in relation to the growth of the entire organism
  • allomorph — any of the phonological representations of a single morpheme. For example, the final (s) and (z) sounds of bets and beds are allomorphs of the English noun-plural morpheme
  • allopathy — the orthodox medical method of treating disease, by inducing a condition different from or opposed to the cause of the disease
  • allopatry — the condition of existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another; esp the condition of genetically similar species which cannot interbreed because of this geographical separation
  • allophane — a variously coloured amorphous mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium silicate and occurring in cracks in some sedimentary rocks
  • allophone — any of several speech sounds that are regarded as contextual or environmental variants of the same phoneme. In English the aspirated initial (p) in pot and the unaspirated (p) in spot are allophones of the phoneme /p/
  • alloplasm — part of the cytoplasm that is specialized to form cilia, flagella, and similar structures
  • allostery — the condition of a protein (such as an enzyme) in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule at a site other than the chemically active one
  • allotment — In Britain, an allotment is a small area of land in a town which a person rents to grow plants and vegetables on.
  • allotrope — any of two or more physical forms in which an element can exist
  • allotropy — the existence of an element in two or more physical forms. The most common elements having this property are carbon, sulphur, and phosphorus
  • allottees — Plural form of allottee.
  • allottery — an allotment or allocation
  • allotting — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
  • allotypic — relating to an allotype
  • allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
  • allowable — If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.
  • allowably — In an allowable manner.
  • allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
  • allowedly — by general admission or agreement; admittedly
  • allthough — Obsolete form of although.
  • allusions — Plural form of allusion.
  • almodóvar — Pedro. born 1949, Spanish film director. His provocative black comedies include Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), The Flower of My Secret (1995), Talk to Her (2002), Volver (2006), and The Skin I Live In (2011)
  • almohades — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
  • almoravid — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
  • almshouse — Almshouses are houses in Britain which were built and run by charities to provide accommodation for poor or old people who could not afford to pay rent.
  • almswoman — a woman who gives or receives alms
  • aloe vera — Aloe vera is a substance that contains vitamins and minerals and is often used in cosmetics. Aloe vera is also the name of the plant from which this substance is extracted.
  • aloeswood — agalloch.
  • aloha net — (networking)   (From the Hawaiian greeting) One of the first functioning networks in the USA, conceived and implimented at the University of Hawaii campus at Manoa. Its purpose was to link the University mainframe computer to client computers located on outer islands at University campuses. Put in place in the early 1970s, it was dubed the Aloha Net. Key punch cards were fed through a reader, and sent over the commercial phone lines.
  • aloneness — the state of being alone
  • alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
  • aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
  • alopecoid — resembling a fox
  • alpenglow — a reddish light on the summits of snow-covered mountain peaks at sunset or sunrise
  • alpenhorn — a long, powerful horn of wood or bark, with a cupped mouthpiece and a curved bell at opposite ends, used by Swiss herders and mountaineers.
  • alphasort — to arrange in alphabetical order
  • alphonsus — a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 km in diameter, in which volcanic activity may have occurred
  • altar boy — In the Roman Catholic church, an altar boy is a boy who helps the priest during Mass.
  • altdorfer — Albrecht (ˈalbrɛçt). ?1480–?1538, German painter and engraver: one of the earliest landscape painters
  • alter ego — Your alter ego is the other side of your personality from the one which people normally see.
  • altiplano — a plateau of the Andes, covering two thirds of Bolivia and extending into S Peru: contains Lake Titicaca. Height: 3000 m (10 000 ft) to 3900 m (13 000 ft)
  • altissimo — (of music) very high in pitch
  • alto clef — the clef that establishes middle C as being on the third line of the staff
  • alum rock — a town in W central California, near San Jose.
  • aluminous — resembling aluminium
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