9-letter words that end in l
- rhizobial — of or relating to rhizobium
- rhizocaul — a rootlike stem or stalk
- ribozymal — of or relating to ribozymes
- rice bowl — deep dish for rice
- rice coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 3/16 to 5/16 inch (about 0.5 to 0.8 cm).
- rijstafel — an assortment of Indonesian side dishes accompanied by rice
- ring-pull — A ring-pull is a metal strip that you pull off the top of a can of drink in order to open it.
- riot grrl — a young woman who enjoys feminist punk rock
- road kill — Informal. the body of an animal killed on a road by a motor vehicle.
- rock fall — a fall of loose rocks
- rock hill — a city in N South Carolina.
- rock pool — small body of seawater among rocks
- rock wall — rock fence.
- rock wool — mineral wool.
- roll call — the calling of a list of names, as of soldiers or students, for checking attendance.
- roll mill — A roll mill is a mixer with cylinders that rotate to squeeze the components together.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- rosin oil — a viscous liquid, colorless to black, distilled from rosin and used in making adhesives, inks, insulation, lacquers, lubricants, plasticizers, and varnish.
- rounceval — a variety of large pea
- roundball — basketball
- roundheel — an eagerly immoral woman
- s & l — S & L is an abbreviation for savings and loan.
- sacrarial — relating to a sacrarium
- salad oil — an oil used in salad dressing, especially olive oil or a vegetable oil, as from sesame, corn, or safflower.
- salesgirl — a woman who sells goods, especially in a store; saleswoman.
- salt well — a well from which brine is obtained.
- saprobial — relating to saprobity
- sartorial — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
- satirical — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- satyrical — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- scaletail — a squirrel in the family Anomaluridae possessing scales on the underside of the tail
- scatheful — causing harm or injury
- sceptical — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- schlemiel — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- schlemihl — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- sciential — having knowledge.
- sclerosal — Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- scops owl — any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl)
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- scoundrel — an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
- screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
- scuzzball — Also called scuzzball [skuhz-bawl] /ˈskʌzˌbɔl/ (Show IPA), scuzzbucket [skuhz-buhk-it] /ˈskʌzˌbʌk ɪt/ (Show IPA). a dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive person or thing.
- sea devil — manta (def 4).
- sea level — the horizontal plane or level corresponding to the surface of the sea at mean level between high and low tide.
- sea snail — any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- seal cull — an operation designed to reduce the number of seals by slaughtering some of them
- sectarial — distinguishing or differentiating a sect