8-letter words containing l, a
- alienees — Plural form of alienee.
- alienism — the study and treatment of mental illness
- alienist — a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- alienors — Plural form of alienor.
- alighted — Simple past tense and past participle of alight.
- aligning — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aliments — that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- alinasal — (anatomy) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.
- alinotum — the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- aliquant — of, signifying, or relating to a quantity or number that is not an exact divisor of a given quantity or number
- aliquote — Misspelling of aliquot.
- aliquots — Plural form of aliquot.
- alistair — a masculine name
- alitrunk — (zoology) The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.
- alive to — fully aware of; perceiving
- alizarin — a brownish-yellow powder or orange-red crystalline solid used as a dye and in the manufacture of other dyes. Formula: C6H4(CO)2C6H2(OH)2
- alkahest — the hypothetical universal solvent sought by alchemists
- alkalies — Plural form of alkali.
- alkalify — to make or become alkaline
- alkaline — Something that is alkaline contains an alkali or has a pH value of more than 7.
- alkalize — to make alkaline
- alkaloid — any of a group of nitrogenous basic compounds found in plants, typically insoluble in water and physiologically active. Common examples are morphine, strychnine, quinine, nicotine, and caffeine
- alkanets — Plural form of alkanet.
- alkannin — a dark red, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, C 16 H 16 O 5 , obtained from the root of the alkanet: used chiefly for coloring fats, oils, and pharmaceuticals.
- alkapton — homogentisic acid.
- alkermes — a Mediterranean liqueur made from brandy flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and other spices, and colored red with kermes or cochineal.
- alkestis — Alcestis (def 1).
- alkoxide — a compound formed by the removal of a proton from an alcohol
- alkylate — to bring (an alkyl group) into a compound
- alkylene — (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- all eyes — acutely vigilant or observant
- all gone — finished, used up
- all hail — an archaic greeting or salutation
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- all that — You use all that in statements with negative meaning when you want to weaken the force of what you are saying.
- all told — You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary, general statement, or total.
- all-over — upper; higher up.
- all-pass — Radio. (of a network, transducer, etc.) transmitting signals without significant attenuation of any frequencies.
- all-star — An all-star cast, performance, or game is one which contains only famous or extremely good performers or players.
- all-time — You use all-time when you are comparing all the things of a particular type that there have ever been. For example, if you say that something is the all-time best, you mean that it is the best thing of its type that there has ever been.
- all-year — taking up, extending through, or occurring continually during a year: an all-year activity.
- allanite — a rare black or brown mineral consisting of the hydrated silicate of calcium, aluminium, iron, cerium, lanthanum, and other rare earth minerals. It occurs in granites and other igneous rocks. Formula: (Ca,Ce,La,Y)2(Al,Fe,Be,Mn,Mg)3(SiO4)3(OH)
- allative — the grammatical case, or a word used in the case, that in certain languages denotes movement towards something
- allaying — to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
- allecret — a half suit of light plate armor.
- alledged — Simple past tense and past participle of alledge.
- alledges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alledge.
- allegate — To make an allegation.
- alleging — to assert without proof.