9-letter words containing la
- inbalance — Alternative spelling of imbalance.
- indelable — Misspelling of indelible.
- indianola — a town in central Iowa.
- inelastic — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- inflaming — Present participle of inflame.
- inflammed — Misspelling of inflamed.
- inflating — Present participle of inflate.
- inflation — Economics. a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency (opposed to deflation).
- inflative — causing inflation; tending to inflate (something) or produce swelling
- ingerland — a jocular spelling of England, as pronounced in the chants of sports, esp football, supporters
- inhalable — That can be inhaled.
- inhalants — Plural form of inhalant.
- inhalator — an apparatus designed to mix carbon dioxide and oxygen, especially for use in artificial respiration.
- inoculant — inoculum.
- inoculate — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- inshallah — If Allah wills it.
- insolated — to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- insolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insolate.
- insularly — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insulated — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- insulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of insulate.
- insulator — Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- interclan — a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan.
- interlace — progressive coding
- interlaid — Simple past tense and past participle of interlay.
- interlard — to diversify by adding or interjecting something unique, striking, or contrasting (usually followed by with): to interlard one's speech with oaths.
- interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.
- inviolate — free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
- ironclads — Plural form of ironclad.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- irrelated — Unrelated.
- isinglass — a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin, obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, especially the sturgeon: used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent.
- islamabad — Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). Capital: Islamabad.
- islanders — Plural form of islander.
- isolating — isolated; alone.
- isolation — an act or instance of isolating.
- isolative — noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.
- isolators — Plural form of isolator.
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- jaculator — a person who hurls or throws
- jalalabad — a city in NE Afghanistan, capital of Nangarhar province; a trading, military, and tourist centre on the main route between Kabul and the Khyber Pass. Pop: 96 000 (2004 est)
- jalandhar — a city in N Punjab, in NW India.
- jalapenos — Plural form of jalapeno.
- jambalaya — a dish of Creole origin, consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, herbs, spices, and vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers.
- jet black — deep-black: jet-black hair.
- jet plane — an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
- jet-black — deep-black: jet-black hair.
- jetlagged — a temporary disruption of the body's normal biological rhythms after high-speed air travel through several time zones.
- jicarilla — a member of a group of North American Indians who once inhabited primarily northern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado and are situated in northwestern New Mexico.
- jillaroos — Plural form of jillaroo.