11-letter words containing li
- alismaceous — of or relating to the genus Alisma
- aliturgical — designating those days on which the celebration of certain liturgies, especially the Eucharist, is forbidden.
- alkali blue — any of the class of blue pigments having the highest tinting strength, by weight, of all known blue pigments: used chiefly in the manufacture of printing inks.
- alkali flat — an arid plain encrusted with alkaline salts derived from the streams draining into it
- alkali rock — any igneous rock with a marked preponderance of alkali and a low percentage of silica.
- alkali soil — a soil that gives a pH reaction of 8.5 or above, found esp in dry areas where the soluble salts, esp of sodium, have not been leached away but have accumulated in the B horizon of the soil profile
- alkalifying — Present participle of alkalify.
- alkalimeter — an apparatus for determining the concentration of alkalis in solution
- alkalimetry — determination of the amount of alkali or base in a solution, measured by an alkalimeter or by volumetric analysis
- alkaliphile — Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake; a form of extremophile.
- alley light — a searchlight mounted on a public-safety vehicle or other motor vehicle for sideways lighting.
- alligations — Plural form of alligation.
- alligatored — Damaged by alligatoring.
- allineation — the state of being organized in a line or lines
- alliterated — Simple past tense and past participle of alliterate.
- allophylian — (of languages, especially those of Europe and Asia) neither Indo-European nor Semitic.
- alpha helix — a helical conformation of a polypeptide chain, found abundantly in the structure of proteins
- amaryllises — Plural form of amaryllis.
- ameliorated — Simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.
- ameliorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate.
- ameliorator — A person who, or thing which ameliorates.
- amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- ametabolism — a form of growth or life cycle with little or no metamorphosis
- amicability — characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
- ammonotelic — excreting ammonia as the main nitrogenous waste: characteristic of freshwater fishes and many aquatic invertebrates
- amoxicillin — a penicillin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections
- amoxycillin — Obsolete spelling of amoxicillin.
- amphibolite — a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase
- amphiphilic — relating to or characterizing an amphiphile
- amphophilic — (cytology) That can be stained with either an acidic or basic dye.
- amplifiable — Capable of being amplified.
- ancho chili — a dried poblano pepper, reddish-brown in color, used esp. in Mexican cooking
- androphilic — Sexually attracted to men.
- angel light — (in an English Perpendicular window) a compartment, approximately triangular, formed by the arch of the window, an arch of a lower tier of tracery, and a mullion of an upper tier of tracery.
- angelically — of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
- angelicness — The state or quality of being angelic.
- anglicanism — Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.
- anglicizing — Present participle of anglicize.
- anglophilia — extreme admiration for England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
- anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
- aniline dye — any synthetic dye originally made from raw materials, such as aniline, obtained from coal tar
- animalistic — If you describe a person or their behaviour as animalistic, you mean that they do not try to hide or control their basic feelings and physical needs.
- animalizing — Present participle of animalize.
- anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
- antalkaline — neutralizing an alkali or counteracting alkalinity
- anti-litter — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- antibilious — of a nature that can be used to counter biliousness
- antielitism — the state of being opposed to elitism
- antielitist — against elitism, populist
- antifouling — (of a paint or other coating) inhibiting the growth of barnacles and other marine organisms on a ship's bottom