9-letter words containing la
- formulaic — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- formulary — a collection or system of formulas.
- formulate — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- formylate — to introduce the formyl group into (an organic compound).
- fort lamy — former name of N'Djamena.
- fort-lamy — former name of N'Djamena.
- fortilage — (obsolete) A little fort; a blockhouse.
- fossulate — hollowed; grooved
- foul play — any treacherous or unfair dealing, especially involving murder: We feared that he had met with foul play.
- four-lane — (of a highway) having two lanes for traffic in each direction: a four-lane thruway.
- foveolate — having foveolae, or very small pits.
- franglais — French spoken or written with a large admixture of English words, especially those of American origin.
- frankland — Sir Edward, 1825–99, English chemist: developed theory of valence.
- freelance — Also, freelancer. a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.
- friesland — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- frontlash — an action or opinion that is in reaction to a backlash.
- funicular — of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.
- fuselages — Plural form of fuselage.
- fusillade — a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
- gabriella — a female given name.
- galactico — (football) A football superstar.
- galactoid — resembling milk; milky.
- galactose — a white, crystalline, water-soluble hexose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained in its dextrorotatory form from milk sugar by hydrolysis and in its levorotatory form from mucilages.
- galantine — a dish of boned poultry, wrapped in its skin and poached in gelatin stock, pressed, and served cold with aspic or its own jelly.
- galatians — a book in the New Testament, written to the Christians in Galatia. Abbreviation: Gal.
- gallamine — A particular nondepolarizing muscle relaxant.
- gallanted — Simple past tense and past participle of gallant.
- gallantly — brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
- gallantry — dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
- gallaudet — Thomas Hopkins, 1787–1851, U.S. educator of the deaf and writer.
- game laws — a law enacted for the preservation of game, as by restricting the number and kinds of game that may be taken and by designating periods of the year when specified game may be taken.
- game plan — a carefully thought-out strategy or course of action, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs.
- gangplank — a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.
- garlanded — a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration: A garland of laurel was placed on the winner's head.
- garlander — One who makes or bears a garland.
- garlandry — a collection of garlands
- gas black — finely powdered carbon produced by burning natural gas. It is used as a pigment in paints, etc
- gas plant — a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.
- gastrular — Of or pertaining to a gastrula.
- gastrulas — Plural form of gastrula.
- gaugamela — an ancient village in Assyria, E of Nineveh: Alexander the Great defeated Darius III here in 331 b.c. The battle is often mistakenly called “battle of Arbela.”.
- gauss law — the principle that the total electric flux of a closed surface in an electric field is equal to 4π times the electric charge inside the surface.
- genicular — of or relating to the knee
- germplasm — Alternative spelling of germ plasm.
- gippsland — a fertile region of SE Australia, in SE Victoria, extending east along the coast from Melbourne to the New South Wales border. Area: 35 200 sq km (13 600 sq miles)
- glabellae — Plural form of glabella.
- glabellar — Of, or pertaining to, the glabella.
- glabellum — glabella.
- glace bay — a town in E Nova Scotia, in SE Canada, on E Cape Breton Island on the Atlantic Ocean.
- glacially — of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets.