9-letter words containing s, l, i
- asheville — city in W N.C.: pop. 69,000
- ashlaring — ashlars collectively
- asian flu — a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics, caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants), which apparently originated in China in 1957
- asininely — In an asinine manner; very irrationally.
- aspergill — An aspergillum.
- asphaltic — Resembling, containing, or relating to asphalt; bituminous.
- asphyxial — the extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, produced by interference with respiration or insufficient oxygen in the air; suffocation.
- asplenium — any fern of the very large genus Asplenium, of worldwide distribution. Some, esp the bird's nest fern (A. nidus), are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative evergreen fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- assailant — Someone's assailant is a person who has physically attacked them.
- assailers — Plural form of assailer.
- assailing — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- assistful — (archaic) helpful.
- assoiling — Present participle of assoil.
- astragali — Plural form of astragalus.
- astroglia — The group of star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord.
- asyllabic — not functioning in the manner of a syllable
- asystolic — Pertaining to asystole.
- ateliosis — a form of infantilism caused by pituitary malfunction, characterized by a childish face and voice and associated physical underdevelopment, but not affecting intelligence.
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- athletics — Athletics refers to track and field sports such as running, the high jump, and the javelin.
- athletism — The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
- atmolysis — a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance
- atonalism — atonality.
- atonalist — a composer who composes without knowingly or being aware of alluding to a particular tone or scale
- attalus i — (Soter) king of Pergamum 241–197 b.c.
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- auriculas — Plural form of auricula.
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- auspicial — of or relating to auspices: auspicial rites.
- australia — a country and the smallest continent, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific: a former British colony, now an independent member of the Commonwealth, constitutional links with Britain formally abolished in 1986; consists chiefly of a low plateau, mostly arid in the west, with the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: dollar. Capital: Canberra. Pop: 23 029 674 (2013 est). Area: 7 682 300 sq km (2 966 150 sq miles)
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- awl snail — any tiny, usually white land snail of the family Subulinidae, some introduced species being pests of hothouse flowers.
- b special — a member of a part-time largely Protestant police force formerly functioning in Northern Ireland
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- backfiles — Plural form of backfile.
- backfills — Plural form of backfill.
- backflips — Plural form of backflip.
- backlifts — Plural form of backlift.
- backlists — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backlist.
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- balanitis — inflammation of the glans penis, usually due to infection
- balconies — Plural form of balcony.
- balikesir — city in NW Asiatic Turkey: pop. 173,000
- balkanise — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkanism — to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- balkiness — The state or quality of being balky.
- balklines — Plural form of balkline.
- balladist — someone who composes or performs ballads