10-letter words containing al
- allographs — Plural form of allograph.
- allomerism — similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition
- allomerize — to undergo allomerism.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allomorphs — Plural form of allomorph.
- allopathic — of, relating to, or used in allopathy
- allopatric — (of biological speciation or species) taking place or existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another
- allophones — Plural form of allophone.
- allophonic — any of the members of a class of speech sounds that, taken together, are commonly felt to be a phoneme, as the t- sounds of toe, stow, tree, hatpin, catcall, cats, catnip, button, metal, city; a speech sound constituting one of the phonetic manifestations or variants of a particular phoneme.
- alloplasty — implantation of a synthetic material to replace a diseased or damaged body tissue or organ.
- allosaurus — any of a genus (Allosaurus) of huge, carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
- allostasis — The process by which the body responds to stressors in order to regain homeostasis.
- allostatic — Relating to allostasis.
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotheism — the worship of gods foreign to one's own land or culture
- allotments — Plural form of allotment.
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- allotropic — of or characterized by allotropy
- allow-none — (programming) An annotation in GTk documentation indicating that the annotated entity may be null.
- allowables — that may be allowed; legitimate; permissible: an allowable tax deduction.
- allowanced — Simple past tense and past participle of allowance.
- allowances — Plural form of allowance.
- allurement — fascination; charm.
- alluringly — very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.
- allusively — having reference to something implied or inferred; containing, abounding in, or characterized by allusions.
- allycholly — melancholy
- alma mater — Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to.
- almandines — Plural form of almandine.
- almetyevsk — a city in the Tatar Republic, in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Kazan.
- almond oil — oil obtained from almonds, used in many products, esp skin products
- almoravide — a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century ad
- almsgiving — the making of charitable donations, giving alms
- almshouses — Plural form of almshouse.
- almucantar — a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizontal plane
- aloes wood — eaglewood
- alogically — in an alogical manner
- along with — accompanying; together with
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- alpenhorns — Plural form of alpenhorn.
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- alpha geek — the person in a group or office who has the most knowledge about computer technology
- alpha iron — a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°C; ferrite
- alpha male — the dominant male animal or person in a group
- alpha wave — any of the electrical waves from the parietal and occipital regions of the brain, having frequencies from 8 to 13 hertz: a sign of relaxation, since they indicate a lack of sensory stimulation in a conscious person
- alpha-test — an in-house test of a new or modified piece of computer software
- alphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- alphametic — a mathematical puzzle using letters to express numbers that must be deciphered
- alphavirus — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- alpine fir — a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.