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9-letter words containing o, r, a

  • albarello — an earthenware jar used to contain drugs, originating in the Middle East
  • albatross — An albatross is a very large white seabird.
  • alburnous — relating to alburnum
  • albuterol — a bronchodilator used by sufferers of asthma, emphysema, and other lung conditions, to treat symptoms such as wheezing or shortness of breath
  • aldershot — a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp. Pop: 58 170 (2001)
  • aleatoric — designating or of music that involves chance or unpredictability in composition or performance or both
  • alectryon — any sapindaceous tree of the genus Alectryon of Australasia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia
  • alembroth — a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury, formerly believed to be a universal solvent
  • aleuronic — related to the aleurone layer
  • algarroba — the edible pod of these trees
  • algarrobo — a carob tree native to the Mediterranean region
  • algometer — an instrument for measuring sensitivity to pressure (pressure algometer) or to pain
  • algometry — a device for determining sensitiveness to pain caused by pressure.
  • algorithm — An algorithm is a series of mathematical steps, especially in a computer program, which will give you the answer to a particular kind of problem or question.
  • alienator — A person who alienates.
  • all fours — both the arms and legs of a person or all the legs of a quadruped (esp in the phrase on all fours)
  • all sorts — All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people.
  • all-overs — a general feeling of unease and nervousness throughout the body (usually preceded by the).
  • all-round — An all-round person is good at a lot of different skills, academic subjects, or sports.
  • allcomers — all people who want to compete, join or take part, esp in a sporting event, as opposed to members of a specific group
  • allegator — (obsolete) A person who alleges.
  • allegoric — consisting of or pertaining to allegory; of the nature of or containing allgegory; figurative: an allegorical poem; an allegorical meaning.
  • alligator — An alligator is a large reptile with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws.
  • allobaric — of or relating to change in atmospheric pressure: allobaric wind.
  • allocarpy — the production of fruit through cross-fertilization
  • allocator — anyone or anything that allocates something
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • allottery — an allotment or allocation
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • almoravid — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • alum rock — a town in W central California, near San Jose.
  • alumroots — Plural form of alumroot.
  • amatorial — of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: amatory poems; an amatory look.
  • amatorian — amatorial
  • amaurosis — blindness, esp when occurring without observable damage to the eye
  • amaurotic — partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
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