9-letter words containing u, l, a, t
- ampullate — Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
- anacletus — flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
- angulated — Simple past tense and past participle of angulate.
- annulated — Having rings.
- annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- anovulant — any drug preventing ovulation
- antelucan — occurring before the arrival of daylight, relating to the hours before dawn
- antennule — one of a pair of small mobile appendages on the heads of crustaceans in front of the antennae, usually having a sensory function
- antibully — Intended to counter bullying.
- antiquely — in an antique manner
- antiulcer — acting against ulcers
- anucleate — (of a cell) having no nucleus
- apertural — relating to aperture or an aperture
- apetalous — (of flowering plants) having no petals
- apiculate — (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- arcuately — In an arcuate way.
- articular — of or relating to joints or to the structural components in a joint
- ashtabula — a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- aspectual — of or relating to grammatical aspect
- asphaltum — a substance used to protect surface areas of metal that do not require to be etched
- assaulted — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
- assaulter — a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
- assistful — (archaic) helpful.
- atahualpa — ?1500–33, the last Inca emperor of Peru (1525–33), who was put to death by the Spanish under Pizarro
- attalus i — (Soter) king of Pergamum 241–197 b.c.
- auctorial — of or relating to an author
- auditable — able to be audited
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- aulophyte — a free-living plant growing on or in another plant.
- austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- 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)
- authorial — Authorial means relating to the author of something such as a book or play.
- auto idle — (processor) A facility provided by some Intel clock doubled microprocessors where the internal clock can be slowed to the external clock rate while the processor is waiting for data from memory, returning to full speed as soon as the data arrives. See also System Management Mode.
- auto lift — a device, often powered hydraulically, for raising a vehicle so that the underside is accessible for inspection and repair.
- auto-dial — a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
- autocidal — (of insect pest control) effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
- autocycle — a bicycle powered or assisted by a small engine
- autoflare — a computer-operated, automatic landing system in an aircraft
- autolatry — the worship of oneself
- 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
- autolytic — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autopilot — automatic pilot
- autoplast — autograft.
- autoreply — a facility for sending automated replies to email messages