9-letter words containing l, a, t
- addlement — a process or state of confusion
- addlepate — Alternative form of addle pate.
- adenylate — (organic chemistry) The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid;' adenosine monophosphate.
- adjunctly — In an adjunct manner.
- admiralty — In Britain, the Admiralty is the government department that is in charge of the navy.
- adoptable — able to be adopted
- adulating — Present participle of adulate.
- adulation — Adulation is uncritical admiration and praise of someone or something.
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- adultered — Simple past tense and past participle of adulter.
- adulterer — An adulterer is someone who commits adultery.
- adulthood — Adulthood is the state of being an adult.
- adultlike — having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
- adultness — the state or quality of being an adult; an impression of maturity
- adultress — a female adulterer
- aerialist — a trapeze artist or tightrope walker
- aeriality — the quality of being aerial; insubstantiality
- aerolites — Plural form of aerolite.
- aethalium — a large, plump, pillow-shaped fruiting body of certain myxomycetes, formed by the aggregation of plasmodia into a single functional mass.
- aetheling — atheling.
- aethereal — ethereal
- aetiology — the philosophy or study of causation
- affiliate — An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it.
- afflation — the inspiration or influence of someone or something
- afflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- afflicter — a person who causes distress, torment, or affliction
- affluents — Plural form of affluent.
- aflatoxin — a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus growing on peanuts, maize, etc, causing liver disease (esp cancer) in man
- after all — You use after all when introducing a statement which supports or helps explain something you have just said.
- afterclap — an unexpected, usually unwanted, repercussion of or sequel to an affair which had been thought to be closed
- afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
- afterlife — The afterlife is a life that some people believe begins when you die, for example a life in heaven or as another person or animal.
- afterload — (physiology) The load on a working muscle from a constant opposing force.
- aftersale — (business) After the sale of a product.
- agalactia — absence or failure of secretion of milk
- agatelike — Resembling or characteristic of agate.
- age limit — An age limit is the oldest or youngest age at which you are allowed under particular regulations to do something.
- agelastic — never laughing; mirthless
- agentival — of the performer of an action
- agentless — Without an agent.
- agilities — the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility.
- agnatical — relating to agnates
- agnolotti — a dish of small pasta shaped like half moons and usually filled with tortellini stuffing: boiled and served in broth or with a sauce.
- agrestial — inhabiting a rural area
- ailanthic — of or relating to the ailanthus tree
- ailanthus — an E Asian simaroubaceous deciduous tree, Ailanthus altissima, planted in Europe and North America, having pinnate leaves, small greenish flowers, and winged fruits
- air alert — the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation
- air blast — a jet of air produced mechanically.
- air fleet — a group of military aircraft, usually under one commander.
- air plant — an epiphyte, esp an orchid of the large Old World tropical genus Aerides, grown for its white scented flowers spotted with red, purple, or rose, or a bromeliad, esp of the genus Tillandsia