9-letter words containing u, r, a, l, i
- quantrill — William Clarke, 1837–65, Confederate guerrilla leader.
- quartiles — Plural form of quartile.
- radicular — Botany. of or relating to a radicle or root.
- rauwolfia — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rauwolfia, as R. serpentina, of India.
- realaudio — (tool, communications) A program from Real Media for playing audio over the Internet, and the lossy audio compression format it uses. The system is implemented as a client/server architecture. The RealAudio server incorporates an encoder which compresses sound into RealAudio files. The client side is a web browser plug-in or add-on (a recent version of Internet Explorer apparently has built-in support for RealAudio) which allows the stream of data sent from the server to be uncompressed and output using the normal sound facilities of the computer, such as a sound card. A 14.4 KBps or better modem is required, and a 28.8 KBps connection is recommended for music-quality sound.
- recruital — an act of recruiting
- reliquary — a repository or receptacle for relics.
- reliquiae — remains, as those of fossil organisms.
- requalify — to qualify again
- residuals — payment made to an actor, actress, musician, etc, for subsequent use of film in which the person appears
- reticular — having the form of a net; netlike.
- retinular — of or relating to the retinula
- revictual — to victual or provide with food again
- rhizocaul — a rootlike stem or stalk
- rib vault — a vault supported by or decorated with diagonal ribs.
- ritualism — adherence to or insistence on ritual.
- ritualist — a student of or authority on ritual practices or religious rites.
- ritualize — to practice ritualism.
- rivalrous — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- roubiliac — Louis-François (lwifrɑ̃swa). ?1695–1762, French sculptor: lived chiefly in England: his sculptures include the statue of Handel in Vauxhall Gardens (1737)
- rutilated — containing fine, embedded needles of rutile.
- salisbury — Harrison, 1908–93, U.S. journalist and writer.
- salubrity — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- simulacra — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- singulary — (of an operator) monadic
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- subaerial — located or occurring on the surface of the earth.
- sublinear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- suctorial — adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- summarily — in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway.
- surficial — of or relating to a surface, especially the land surface: a surficial geologic deposit.
- surprisal — the act of surprising.
- tarpaulin — a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
- tellurian — of or characteristic of the earth or its inhabitants; terrestrial.
- traguline — like or characteristic of a tragule
- trial run — a preliminary performance or test of something, as of the operation of a ship or the effectiveness of a play.
- trialogue — a discussion or conversation in which three persons or groups participate.
- triannual — done, occurring, issued, etc., three times a year.
- tribulate — to trouble or oppress
- triumphal — of, pertaining to, celebrating, or commemorating a triumph or victory: a triumphal banquet; a triumphal ode.
- tubicolar — living in a self-constructed tube
- tularemia — a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of infected animals and causing fever, muscle pain, and symptoms associated with the point of entry into the body.