9-letter words containing la
- antisolar — facing in the opposite direction to the sun
- apiculate — (of leaves) ending in a short sharp point
- aplanatic — (of a lens or mirror) free from spherical aberration
- aplanetic — (esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage
- appealant — Obsolete form of appellant.
- appellant — An appellant is someone who is appealing against a court's decision after they have been judged guilty of a crime.
- appellate — of or relating to appeals
- applanate — having a horizontally flattened form.
- applauded — Simple past tense and past participle of applaud.
- applauder — One who applauds.
- applauses — hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
- aquaplane — a single board on which a person stands and is towed by a motorboat at high speed, as in water skiing
- areolated — marked by areolae
- arillated — (of seeds) having an aril
- armillary — of or relating to bracelets
- art glass — (in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) any of the several varieties of glass using combinations of colors, special effects of opaqueness and transparency, etc., to create an aesthetic effect.
- arteriola — (anatomy) An arteriole.
- articular — of or relating to joints or to the structural components in a joint
- arylamine — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arylation — to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound).
- ashlaring — ashlars collectively
- ashtabula — a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- assailant — Someone's assailant is a person who has physically attacked them.
- 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
- atlantean — of, relating to, or like Atlas; extremely strong
- attolaser — a high-power laser capable of producing pulses with a duration measured in attoseconds
- attotesla — one-quintillionth (10 -18) of a tesla. Abbreviation: aT.
- auricular — of, relating to, or received by the sense or organs of hearing; aural
- auriculas — Plural form of auricula.
- auslander — (in a German-speaking country) a foreigner
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
- autoflare — a computer-operated, automatic landing system in an aircraft
- autolatry — the worship of oneself
- autoplast — autograft.
- available — If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
- availably — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- avalanche — An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
- avascular — (of certain tissues, such as cartilage) lacking blood vessels
- avon lake — a town in N Ohio.
- avuncular — An avuncular man or a man with avuncular behaviour is friendly and helpful towards someone younger.
- ayatollah — An ayatollah is a type of Muslim religious leader.
- bacillary — of, relating to, or caused by bacilli
- backblast — A dangerous blast of hot air behind a rocket or missile when it is fired.
- backflash — a flashback: Backflashes of the heroine's childhood fill in gaps in the novel's narrative.
- backlands — Plural form of backland.
- backplane — A board to which the main circuit boards of a computer may be connected and that provides connections between them.
- backplate — a plate of armour which guards the back
- backslash — a slash which slopes to the left \
- bad lands — a deeply eroded barren region of SW South Dakota and NW Nebraska