9-letter words containing s, i, l, o
- laborites — Plural form of laborite.
- labourism — Support for the labour movement, the development of a collective organization of working people to campaign for better working conditions and treatment.
- labourist — a member or supporter of the Labour party.
- laconisms — Plural form of laconism.
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- latosolic — belonging or relating to a latosol
- lavations — Plural form of lavation.
- lavoisier — Antoine Laurent [ahn-twan loh-rahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1743–94, French scientist: pioneer in the field of chemistry.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- lesioning — an injury; hurt; wound.
- lessoning — Present participle of lesson.
- levallois — of, relating to, or characteristic of a distinctive late Lower and Middle Paleolithic method of preparing a stone core so that preformed thin, oval or triangular flakes with sharp edges could be struck from it.
- liaisoned — Simple past tense and past participle of liaison.
- libations — Plural form of libation.
- libellous — containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- librettos — Plural form of libretto.
- licensors — Plural form of licensor.
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- lifeboats — Plural form of lifeboat.
- lifeforms — Plural form of lifeform.
- ligations — Plural form of ligation.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- lignaloes — agalloch.
- lilaceous — of or approaching the color lilac.
- liliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Liliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- lily pons — Lily [lil-ee;; French lee-lee] /ˈlɪl i;; French liˈli/ (Show IPA), 1904–76, U.S. operatic soprano, born in France.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- limonoids — Plural form of limonoid.
- limousine — any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- lionesque — a man of great strength, courage, etc.
- lionesses — Plural form of lioness.
- lionising — Present participle of lionise.
- lip gloss — a cosmetic used to give shine, and often a tint, to the lips.
- lipidosis — A disorder of lipid metabolism in the body tissues.
- lipolysis — the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol, as by lipase.
- lipoplast — a small particle in plant cytoplasm, esp that of seeds, in which fat is stored
- liposomal — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- liposomes — Plural form of liposome.
- liquorish — fond of and eager for choice food.
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.