10-letter words containing al
- dry valley — a valley originally produced by running water but now waterless
- drysaltery — The articles kept by a drysalter for sale.
- dual space — the set of all linear functionals whose domain is a given vector space.
- dual-homed — (networking) A kind of connection to a FDDI network where a host is simultaneously connected to two separate devices in the same FDDI ring. One of the connections becomes active while the other one is automatically blocked. If the first connection fails, the backup link takes over with no perceptible delay. A dual-homed device can tolerate a fault in one of its "homes" whereas a dual-attached device can tolerate a fault in one of the rings.
- dual-stack — (networking) A term used to describe a network node running both IPv4 and IPv6 protocol stacks (or possibly others) at the same time. Such a machine can act as a protocol converter between the two networks. A node without dual-stack support can relay traffic in a protocol it does not support natively by use of tunnelling.
- duckwalked — Simple past tense and past participle of duckwalk.
- duniwassal — (in Scotland) a minor nobleman
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- durational — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- dwarf male — a male animal that is much smaller, and often internally simpler, than its female counterpart. Dwarf males are commonly carried by the female, as in species of angler fish
- dyadically — In a dyadic manner; as a dyad or by means of dyads.
- dyalog apl — (language) Arguably the current (2001) market-leading implementation of APL, from Dyalog Limited. Dyalog APL runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000; and several popular UNIX systems including Linux. Dyalog APL complies with ISO 8485 and has many features that make it good for complex GUI applications. Dyalog APL was introduced in 1983 and is currently (2002) in active development.
- eared seal — any seal of the family Otariidae, comprising the sea lions and fur seals, having external ears and flexible hind flippers that are used when moving about on land: the front flippers are used in swimming.
- ecalcarate — having no spur or calcar.
- ecliptical — Astronomy. the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.
- ecological — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- ectodermal — Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
- ecumenical — general; universal.
- editorials — Plural form of editorial.
- egoistical — Caring about oneself rather than others.
- eigenvalue — Each of a set of values of a parameter for which a differential equation has a nonzero solution (an eigenfunction) under given conditions.
- eight ball — a black ball with the number eight on it
- el alamein — a village on the N coast of Egypt, about 112 km (70 miles) west of Alexandria: scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Axis forces (1942)
- elagabalus — (born Varius Avitus Bassianus) a.d. 205?-222; Rom. emperor (218-222)
- élan vital — a creative principle held by Henri Bergson to be present in all organisms and responsible for evolution
- electorial — Electoral.
- electrical — Operating by or producing electricity.
- elementals — Plural form of elemental.
- elenctical — (logic) Alternative form of elenctic.
- elliptical — (of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand.
- emalangeni — Plural form of lilangeni.
- embalmment — The process of embalming.
- embolismal — relating to embolism, being the insertion of one or more days into a calendar
- emeraldine — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of green dyestuffs that have an oligoaniline structure.
- emetically — As an emetic; so as to induce vomiting.
- eminential — relating to the degree of elevation, height, altitude
- emphatical — Emphatic.
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- encephalic — of or relating to the brain
- encephalo- — indicating the brain
- encephalon — The brain.
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.
- enclitical — (grammar) enclitic.
- encrinital — relating to encrinites
- encyclical — A papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.
- end it all — to commit suicide
- endermical — relating to an endermic process
- endocrinal — Endocrine.
- endodermal — Of or pertaining to the endoderm.