9-letter words containing l, o, u
- aquaholic — Addicted to water.
- aqueously — in water, or by means of water
- arduously — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- arousable — able to be aroused
- asepalous — (of a plant or flower) having no sepals
- asmoulder — in a smouldering or slowly burning manner
- auctorial — of or relating to an author
- audiology — the scientific study of hearing, often including the treatment of persons with hearing defects
- aulophyte — a free-living plant growing on or in another plant.
- authorial — Authorial means relating to the author of something such as a book or play.
- auto idle — (processor) A facility provided by some Intel clock doubled microprocessors where the internal clock can be slowed to the external clock rate while the processor is waiting for data from memory, returning to full speed as soon as the data arrives. See also System Management Mode.
- auto lift — a device, often powered hydraulically, for raising a vehicle so that the underside is accessible for inspection and repair.
- auto-dial — a telephone device that makes possible a service feature (au·to-dial) whereby a call is automatically made in response to a brief input signal from the user, as the pressing of a button.
- autocidal — (of insect pest control) effected by the introduction of sterile or genetically altered individuals into the wild population
- autoclave — a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
- autocycle — a bicycle powered or assisted by a small engine
- autoflare — a computer-operated, automatic landing system in an aircraft
- autolatry — the worship of oneself
- autolycus — a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 km in diameter and 3000 m deep
- autolysed — Simple past tense and past participle of autolyse.
- autolyses — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autolysin — any agent that produces autolysis
- autolysis — the destruction of cells and tissues of an organism by enzymes produced by the cells themselves
- autolytic — the breakdown of plant or animal tissue by the action of enzymes contained in the tissue affected; self-digestion.
- autopilot — automatic pilot
- autoplast — autograft.
- autoreply — a facility for sending automated replies to email messages
- autosomal — any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
- autotelic — having a purpose in and justifying itself
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- barfulous — /bar'fyoo-l*s/ (Or "barfucious", /bar-fyoo-sh*s/) Said of something that would make anyone barf, if only for aesthetic reasons.
- barklouse — any of numerous insects of the order Psocoptera that live on the bark of trees and other plants.
- baroquely — in a baroque fashion
- barrowful — The amount that can fit in a barrow.
- beclamour — to clamour excessively
- beclouded — Simple past tense and past participle of becloud.
- beglamour — to endow with glamour
- behoveful — useful; of benefit
- bell buoy — a navigational buoy fitted with a bell, the clapper of which strikes when the waves move the buoy
- bernoulli — Daniel (danjɛl), son of Jean Bernoulli. 1700–82, Swiss mathematician and physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics
- bi-hourly — occurring every two hours.
- biliously — in a bilious or bad manner
- bilobular — having two lobules
- bilocular — divided into two chambers or cavities
- binocular — involving, relating to, seeing with or intended for both eyes
- binovular — relating to or derived from two different ova
- biofouler — an animal that obstructs or pollutes the environment
- biofueled — running on biofuel
- black out — If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.