9-letter words containing lio
- mandilion — a short cloak, with full hanging sleeves, often open or slit under the arms, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- mandylion — a loose garment formerly worn over armour
- medallion — a large medal.
- meliorate — (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
- meliorism — the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
- meliorist — A proponent of meliorism.
- meliority — superiority.
- millioned — (obsolete) Multiplied by millions; innumerable.
- millionth — coming last in a series of a million.
- modillion — an ornamental cantilever beneath the corona or similar member of a cornice, stringcourse, etc.
- mullioned — a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- nauplioid — of or relating to the first stage in the development of a freshly hatched nauplius larva
- nonillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 30 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 54 zeros.
- octillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- penillion — the Welsh art or practice of singing poetry in counterpoint to a traditional melody played on the harp
- phenolion — phelonion.
- portfolio — a flat, portable case for carrying loose papers, drawings, etc.
- postilion — a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- scagliola — plasterwork imitating marble, granite, or the like.
- scoliosis — an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
- scoliotic — an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
- squillion — an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount
- tabellion — a scribe or subordinate notary
- thallious — having a surplus of thallium
- trillions — an exceptionally large but unspecified number
- vermilion — a town in N Ohio.
- werelions — Plural form of werelion.
- zillionth — (informal) The ordinal form of the number 'zillion'.