10-letter words containing l, r
- alla prima — (of a painting) painted with a single layer of paint, in contrast to paintings built up layer by layer
- allargando — (to be performed) with increasing slowness
- allegories — Plural form of allegory.
- allegorist — a person who writes allegories
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
- allegretto — (to be performed) fairly quickly or briskly
- allen park — a city in SE Michigan.
- allergenic — causing allergic sensitization.
- allergists — Plural form of allergist.
- alleviator — a person or thing that alleviates.
- alligators — either of two broad-snouted crocodilians of the genus Alligator, of the southeastern U.S. and eastern China.
- alliterate — to contain or cause to contain alliteration
- allografts — Plural form of allograft.
- allographs — Plural form of allograph.
- allomerism — similarity of crystalline structure in substances of different chemical composition
- allomerize — to undergo allomerism.
- allometric — Of or pertaining to allometry.
- allomorphs — Plural form of allomorph.
- allopatric — (of biological speciation or species) taking place or existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another
- allosaurus — any of a genus (Allosaurus) of huge, carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
- allosteric — of, relating to, or designating a function of an enzyme in which the structure and activity of the enzyme are modified by the binding of a metabolic molecule
- allotropes — Plural form of allotrope.
- allotropic — of or characterized by allotropy
- allurement — fascination; charm.
- alluringly — very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.
- alma mater — Your alma mater is the school or university which you went to.
- 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
- almucantar — a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizontal plane
- alongshore — close to, by, or along a shore
- alpenhorns — Plural form of alpenhorn.
- alpestrine — (of plants) growing at high altitudes; subalpine
- alpha iron — a magnetic allotrope of iron that is stable below 910°C; ferrite
- alphavirus — Any virus of the genus Alphavirus (family Togaviridae).
- alpine fir — a fir, Abies lasiocarpa, of the Rocky Mountains, yielding a soft, brittle wood used for making boxes, crates, etc.
- alprazolam — a potent benzodiazepine, C 17 H 13 CIN 4 , used in the treatment of certain anxiety states.
- altar call — an evangelist preacher's invitation at the end of the sermon, asking people to come forward to acknowledge a conversion.
- 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.
- altar girl — a female altar server.
- altar rail — a rail around or in front of the altar table in church, often cushioned on top, at which worshippers kneel to take communion or vows
- altar wine — wine for use in a Eucharistic service.
- altarpiece — An altarpiece is a work of art behind the altar in a church.
- alter idem — another of the same kind; second self
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
- alterative — likely or able to produce alteration
- alternance — alternation; regular change
- alternated — Simple past tense and past participle of alternate.
- alternates — Plural form of alternate.
- alternatim — (in sacred music) alternating between two modes
- alternator — An alternator is a device, used especially in a car, that creates an electrical current that changes direction as it flows.
- altimeters — Plural form of altimeter.