9-letter words containing n, a, r, i, l
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- patriliny — the tracing of descent exclusively through the male members of a family.
- pellagrin — a person affected with pellagra.
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- perennial — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- perinatal — occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- pinballer — a person who plays pinball machines, especially regularly or habitually.
- piperonal — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.
- plainwork — simple needlework, such as hemming, as distinct from fancywork
- planarian — any of various free-swimming, mostly freshwater flatworms of the class Turbellaria, having an undulating or sluglike motion: popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts.
- planarity — of or relating to a geometric plane.
- planiform — having a flattened shape, as an anatomical joint.
- plein-air — pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- portolani — a descriptive atlas of the Middle Ages, giving sailing directions and providing charts showing rhumb lines and the location of ports and various coastal features.
- prayingly — with prayer, prayerfully
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- presignal — to signal in advance
- principal — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
- printable — capable of being printed.
- 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.
- quantrill — William Clarke, 1837–65, Confederate guerrilla leader.
- rackingly — in a racking manner
- radiantly — emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
- radioland — the aggregate of listeners within the reach of a radio station's transmission.
- rail link — a rail connection, as between two main routes
- railingly — in a complaining or disgruntled manner
- railwoman — a female worker on a railway
- rain belt — a zone in which it usually rains
- ramblings — If you describe a speech or piece of writing as someone's ramblings, you are saying that it is meaningless because the person who said or wrote it was very confused or insane.
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch
- 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.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- rationale — the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- ravelling — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- ravenlike — resembling a raven
- rawlinson — George, 1812–1902, English historian.
- real line — number line.