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11-letter words containing o, l

  • altar cloth — the cloth used for covering an altar: often applied also to the frontal
  • altar stone — a large stone used as an altar
  • alterations — adjustments
  • altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
  • alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
  • alternators — Plural form of alternator.
  • altiloquent — (of language) high-flown or pretentious.
  • alto-phobia — an abnormal fear of heights; acrophobia.
  • altocumulus — a globular cloud at an intermediate height of about 2400 to 6000 metres (8000 to 20 000 feet)
  • altoruffled — altogether ruffled
  • altostratus — Altostratus is a type of thick gray cloud that forms at intermediate altitudes.
  • amalgamator — a person or object that carries out amalgamation
  • amatorially — in an amatory manner
  • ambiguously — open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer.
  • ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
  • amblygonite — a white or greyish mineral consisting of lithium aluminium fluorophosphate in triclinic crystalline form. It is a source of lithium. Formula: (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH)
  • amblyoscope — an instrument used to train an amblyopic eye to function properly.
  • ambrosially — In an ambrosial manner.
  • ambulocetus — A large carnivorous amphibian (Ambulocetus natans).
  • ameliorated — Simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.
  • ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
  • ameliorator — A person who, or thing which ameliorates.
  • ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no metamorphosis
  • ametabolous — without metamorphosis
  • aminophenol — any of three isomeric forms that are soluble crystalline solids, used as a dye intermediate (meta- and ortho-), in dyeing hair, fur, and textiles (ortho- and para-), and as a photographic developer (para-). Formula: C6H4NH2OH
  • ammonolysis — solvolysis in liquid ammonia
  • ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
  • ammophilous — (of organisms) living or growing in sand
  • amobarbital — a drug with sedative, hypnotic, and analgesic properties used to relieve insomnia and control convulsions
  • amontillado — a medium dry Spanish sherry, not as pale in colour as a fino
  • amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
  • amortizable — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
  • amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
  • amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
  • amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
  • amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
  • amphibolous — ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.
  • amphicelous — concave on both sides, as the bodies of the vertebrae of fishes.
  • amphilochus — a seer, the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and the brother of Alcmaeon.
  • amphophilic — (cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.
  • ampullosity — pretentious, turgid, or bombastic use of language
  • amyloidosis — the deposition of amyloid in various tissues of the body, as occurs in certain chronic infections
  • amylopectin — the major component of starch (about 80 per cent), consisting of branched chains of glucose units. It is insoluble and gives a red-brown colour with iodine
  • amyloplasts — Plural form of amyloplast.
  • anacoloutha — Plural form of anacolouthon.
  • anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
  • anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
  • anacoluthon — a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
  • anadiploses — Plural form of anadiplosis.
  • anadiplosis — repetition of the words or phrase at the end of one sentence, line, or clause at the beginning of the next
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