9-letter words containing r, e, a, l
- 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.
- allenarly — in a solitary manner
- allergens — Plural form of allergen.
- allergies — Plural form of allergy.
- allergist — An allergist is a doctor who specializes in treating people with allergies.
- allethrin — a clear viscous amber-coloured liquid used as an insecticide and synergist. Formula: C19H26O3; relative density: 1.005
- allometry — the study of the growth of part of an organism in relation to the growth of the entire organism
- 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
- allottery — an allotment or allocation
- almsgiver — a person who gives 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.
- 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.
- altarwise — in the position of an altar
- 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.
- alterable — capable of being altered.
- alterably — In an alterable manner.
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- alternant — alternating
- alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
- althusser — Louis. 1918–90, French Marxist philosopher, author of For Marx (1965) and Reading Capital (1965): committed to a mental hospital (1981) after killing his wife
- altimeter — An altimeter is an instrument in an aircraft that shows the height of the aircraft above the ground.
- altimetre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of altimeter.
- altimetry — the science of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter
- ambarella — Otaheite apple.
- amberlite — various insoluble cross-linked polymers used in water-treatment processes and in pharmacy
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- amplifier — An amplifier is an electronic device in a radio or stereo system which causes sounds or signals to get louder.
- analyzers — Plural form of analyzer.
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- androcles — (in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had once extracted a thorn
- angerless — showing no sign of anger
- angle bar — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angle-bar — an iron or steel bar, brace, or cleat in the form of an angle.
- angleworm — an earthworm used as bait by anglers
- animalier — a painter or sculptor of animal subjects, esp a member of a group of early 19th-century French sculptors who specialized in realistic figures of animals, usually in bronze
- anorectal — relating to the anus and rectum
- antiglare — Acting to reduce or combat glare.
- antilifer — a person in favour of abortion
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- antlerite — an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- apeldoorn — a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)
- apertural — relating to aperture or an aperture
- appareled — Simple past tense and past participle of apparel.
- appealers — Plural form of appealer.
- applauder — One who applauds.
- applecart — a cart or barrow from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street