9-letter words containing s, y, a, l
- asystoles — Plural form of asystole.
- asystolic — Pertaining to asystole.
- atmolysis — a method of separating gases that depends on their differential rates of diffusion through a porous substance
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- autolycus — a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep
- autolysed — Simple past tense and past participle of autolyse.
- autolyses — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- awesomely — causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear: an awesome sight.
- aylesbury — a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- bastardly — of no value; worthless.
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- beardsley — Aubrey (Vincent). 1872–98, English illustrator: noted for his stylized black-and-white illustrations, esp those for Oscar Wilde's Salome and Pope's Rape of the Lock
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- bestially — of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- bialystok — a city in E Poland.
- blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- blavatsky — Elena Petrovna (jɪˈljɛnə pɪˈtrɔvnə), called Madame Blavatsky. 1831–91, Russian theosophist; author of Isis Unveiled (1877)
- bloomsday — an annual celebration in Dublin on 16 June of the life of James Joyce and, in particular, his novel Ulysses, which is entirely set in Dublin on 16 June 1904
- body slam — a wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and hurled to the mat, landing on his or her back.
- body-slam — to lift and throw (someone) to the ground, as in wrestling
- by halves — without being thorough or exhaustive
- cableways — Plural form of cableway.
- caddisfly — any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddisworms)
- caddishly — in a caddish manner
- callosity — hardheartedness
- callously — made hard; hardened.
- calotypes — Plural form of calotype.
- calyculus — a small, cuplike part, as a taste bud, or a cuplike depression, as in a coral skeleton
- capsulary — Archaic form of capsular.
- carryalls — Plural form of carryall.
- cataclysm — A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm.
- catalepsy — a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances
- catalysed — to act upon by catalysis.
- catalyser — Alternative form of catalyzer.
- catalyses — Chemistry. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst.
- catalysis — Catalysis is the speeding up of a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst to it.
- catalysts — Plural form of catalyst.
- catalyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalyze.
- cattishly — In a cattish manner.
- cattleyas — Plural form of cattleya.
- causality — Causality is the relationship of cause and effect.
- chlamydes — Plural form of chlamys.
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis