9-letter words containing ab
- ahmedabad — a city in W India, in Gujarat: famous for its mosque. Pop: 3 515 361 (2001)
- al farabi — died a.d. 950, Arab philosopher.
- al-farabi — Mohammed ibn Tarkhan. died 950, Muslim philosopher, physician, and mathematician, of central Asian origin
- alabamian — of or relating to Alabama or its inhabitants
- alabamine — (formerly) astatine. Symbol: Ab.
- alabaster — Alabaster is a white stone that is used for making statues, vases, and ornaments.
- alabastos — alabastron.
- alarmable — able or prone to be alarmed or disturbed
- alienable — (of property) transferable to another owner
- allahabad — a city in N India, in SE Uttar Pradesh at the confluence of the Ganges and Jumna Rivers: Hindu pilgrimage centre. Pop: 990 298 (2001)
- allocable — able to be allocated
- allowable — If people decide that something is allowable, they let it happen without trying to stop it.
- allowably — In an allowable manner.
- alphabets — Plural form of alphabet.
- alterable — capable of being altered.
- alterably — In an alterable manner.
- amassable — of a nature that can be amassed
- amendable — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- anabantid — any of various spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Anabantidae and including the fighting fish, climbing perch, and gourami
- anabasine — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , used as an insecticide.
- anabiosis — the ability to return to life after apparent death; suspended animation
- anabiotic — a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
- anabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism
- anabolite — a product of anabolism
- anabranch — a stream that leaves a river and enters it again further downstream
- anatabine — a liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 12 N 2 , obtained from tobacco.
- annoyable — Capable of being annoyed.
- antiabuse — designed to prevent abuse
- antilabor — opposed to labor unions or to the interests of workers
- appliable — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- apposable — capable of being apposed or brought into apposition
- aquabatic — of or relating to gymnastic feats that are performed in water
- aquaboard — a board that can be used to ride on water
- arabesque — An arabesque is a position in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one leg with their other leg lifted and stretched out backwards, and their arms stretched out in front of them.
- arabicize — to make or become Arab
- arability — the suitability of land for growing crops
- arabinose — a pentose sugar in plant gums, esp of cedars and pines. It is used as a culture medium in bacteriology. Formula: C5H10O5
- archabbey — An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation).
- archabbot — In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
- arousable — able to be aroused
- ashkhabad — the capital of Turkmenistan. Pop: 598 000 (2005 est)
- ashtabula — a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- assayable — That may be assayed.
- assumable — capable of being assumed, as an office or an obligation: Assumable mortgages are hard to find these days.
- assumably — in a presumable manner
- astrolabe — an instrument used by early astronomers to measure the altitude of stars and planets and also as a navigational aid. It consists of a graduated circular disc with a movable sighting device
- asyllabic — not functioning in the manner of a syllable
- atabalipa — Atahualpa.
- athabasca — river rising in the Rocky Mountains of SW Alberta, Canada, and flowing northeast into Lake Athabasca: 765 mi (1,231 km)
- athabaska — a river in W Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing northeast to Lake Athabaska. Length: 1230 km (765 miles)