9-letter words containing s, i, l, o
- intaglios — Plural form of intaglio.
- involutes — Plural form of involute.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- ironclads — Plural form of ironclad.
- isallobar — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal pressure changes.
- islington — a borough of N London, England.
- islomania — an obsessional enthusiasm or partiality for islands
- isoclinal — of or relating to equal direction of inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction.
- isoclines — Plural form of isocline.
- isoclinic — of or relating to equal direction of inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction.
- isocyclic — homocyclic.
- isohaline — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isolating — isolated; alone.
- isolation — an act or instance of isolating.
- isolative — noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.
- isolators — Plural form of isolator.
- isolectin — Any of a number of closely related lectins that are difficult to separate, and act together.
- isologous — (of two or more organic compounds) chemically related but differing in composition other than by n CH 2 .
- isopentyl — isoamyl.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- isopolity — equal rights of citizenship, as in different communities; mutual political rights.
- isopropyl — containing the isopropyl group.
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- isosceles — (of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal: an isosceles triangle; an isosceles trapezoid.
- isoxazole — (organic compound) the isomer of oxazole 1,2-oxazole many of whose derivatives have pharmacological activity.
- jailhouse — a jail or building used as a jail.
- jalousies — Plural form of jalousie.
- jillaroos — Plural form of jillaroo.
- joe louis — Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow) 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.
- jointless — without a joint; lacking a joint.
- jollifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jollify.
- jolliness — in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- jollities — jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety.
- joshingly — In a joshing manner; teasingly.
- jowliness — the feature of having large jowls or a prominent jaw
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- ketolysis — the breaking down of ketones.
- kill shot — a decisive smashing or punching of a ball with the hand or a racquet such that it is virtually unreturnable, as in volleyball, handball, or badminton.
- kilobytes — Plural form of kilobyte.
- kiloflops — (unit) 1000 FLOPS. See prefix.
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kilovolts — Plural form of kilovolt.
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- kingbolts — Plural form of kingbolt.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- laborious — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- laborists — Plural form of laborist.