10-letter words containing l, d
- alabandite — a mineral form of manganese sulphide (MnS) with cubic crystals
- alamogordo — city in S N.Mex.: pop. 36,000: site of testing range where first atomic bomb was exploded (July, 1945)
- alaska cod — a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.
- albondigas — Small meatballs, prepared in the Mexican, Spanish, or South American way.
- albumenoid — Alternative form of albuminoid.
- albuminoid — resembling albumin
- alchemized — Simple past tense and past participle of alchemize.
- alcibiades — 450–404 bc, Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War: brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)
- alderflies — Plural form of alderfly.
- aldermanic — a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- aldermanly — pompous
- aldermanry — the district, office, or rank of an alderman.
- alderwoman — (in England and Wales until 1974) one of the senior female members of a local council, elected by other councillors
- alderwomen — Plural form of alderwoman.
- aldis lamp — a portable lamp used to transmit Morse code
- aldohexose — any aldose containing six carbon atoms, such as glucose or mannose
- aldotriose — (carbohydrate) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde.
- aleixandre — Vicente (viˈθɛnte). 1898–1984, Spanish poet, whose collections include La destrucción o el amor (1935; Destruction or Love): Nobel prize for literature 1977
- alessandra — a female given name, Italian form of Alexandra.
- alessandri — Jorge [hawr-he] /ˈhɔr hɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1986, Chilean engineer and statesman: president 1958–64.
- alessandro — Victor Nicholas, 1915–76, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- alexanders — a biennial umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, native to S Europe, with dense umbels of yellow-green flowers and black fruits
- alexandria — the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times, founded by Alexander the Great (332 bc). Pop: 3 760 000 (2005 est)
- alexandros — Alexander (def 2).
- alice band — an ornamental band worn across the front of the hair to hold it back from the face
- alisanders — Alternative form of alexanders (plant).
- alkalified — Simple past tense and past participle of alkalify.
- alkaloidal — relating to alkaloids
- all-around — You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group.
- allargando — (to be performed) with increasing slowness
- alleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
- allhallond — relating to the period of time around Allhallows
- allis shad — a now rare migratory species of fish (Alosa alosa) of European coastal waters that travels up rivers to spawn: family Clupeiformes
- allowanced — Simple past tense and past participle of allowance.
- almandines — Plural form of almandine.
- almond oil — oil obtained from almonds, used in many products, esp skin products
- almoravide — a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century ad
- aloes wood — eaglewood
- altar card — one of three cards having certain portions of the Mass printed on them, placed upright on the altar to assist the memory of the celebrant.
- alter idem — another of the same kind; second self
- alternated — Simple past tense and past participle of alternate.
- aluminized — Simple past tense and past participle of aluminize.
- amlodipine — A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina.
- amphiploid — a hybrid organism having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parental species.
- amplidynes — Plural form of amplidyne.
- amplitudes — Plural form of amplitude.
- amygdalate — relating to, having, or bearing almonds
- amygdaline — of or relating to a tonsil
- amygdaloid — a volcanic igneous rock containing amygdales
- analogised — Simple past tense and past participle of analogise.