9-letter words that end in il
- free soil — territory in which there is no slavery; esp., any territory in the U.S. where slavery was prohibited before the Civil War
- free-soil — pertaining to or opposing the extension of slavery in the Territories.
- fuel rail — A fuel rail is high pressure tubing which takes fuel to the injectors in an internal combustion engine.
- full sail — all the sails of a vessel: All three ships had full sail set.
- fusel oil — a mixture consisting chiefly of amyl alcohols obtained as a by-product in the fermentation of grains.
- gaff sail — an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish.
- gold foil — sheets of gold slightly thicker than gold leaf.
- greenmail — the practice of buying a large block of a company's stock in order to force a rise in stock prices or an offer by the company to repurchase that block of stock at an inflated price to thwart a possible takeover bid.
- guardrail — Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway.
- guayaquil — a seaport in W Ecuador, on the Gulf of Guayaquil.
- hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
- harestail — a species of cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum, more tussocky than common cotton grass and having only a single flower head
- hate mail — letters, telegrams, etc., that express prejudice or disagreement in abusive or threatening terms.
- heavy oil — a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar
- high-tail — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hydrofoil — Naval Architecture. a surface form creating a thrust against water in a direction perpendicular to the plane approximated by the surface.
- in detail — an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- interrail — to travel through Europe using an international rail pass, which permits unlimited travel through most European countries via train
- ipil-ipil — a fast-growing tropical tree, Leucaena leucocephala, of the legume family, that is a source of fertilizer, animal feed, and timber.
- jump bail — property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- junk mail — unsolicited commercial mail or email.
- kapok oil — a yellowish-green oil expressed from the seeds of the kapok tree, used especially in foods and in the manufacture of soap.
- king rail — a large, long-billed rail, Rallus elegans, of North America, having reddish-brown plumage.
- land rail — corn crake.
- largactil — a brand of chlorpromazine used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antipsychotic
- lash rail — a rail, solidly fixed to the bulwarks of a vessel, to which objects on deck can be lashed.
- lemon oil — a fragrant yellow essential oil obtained from the rinds of lemons or manufactured synthetically, used as a flavoring and in perfumery, furniture polishes, etc.
- lig snail — banded Florida tree snail.
- live rail — an electric rail track
- lock rail — the rail of a door that meets the shutting stile at the level of the lock.
- long tail — the segment of a market representing the large number of products that sell in small quantities, considered by some to be of greater financial value than the few products that sell in very large quantities
- longueuil — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- lunchpail — lunchbox.
- make bail — If someone who has been arrested makes bail, or if another person makes bail for them, the arrested person is released on bail.
- make sail — to sail upon, over, or through: to sail the seven seas.
- minoxidil — a potent peripheral vasodilator, C 23 H 27 N, used in the treatment of severe hypertension, also applied topically to promote hair growth in some types of baldness.
- modafinil — A stimulant often used in the treatment of various sleep disorders, having the chemical formula C15H15NO2S.
- montreuil — a suburb of Paris, in N France.
- motor oil — oil for engine lubrication
- mousetail — (botany) Any plant of the genus Ivesia, in the rose family.
- multicoil — having more than one coil, as an electrical device.
- multifoil — a foil, especially one having more than five lobes.
- myofibril — a contractile fibril of skeletal muscle, composed mainly of actin and myosin.
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies
- negrophil — a white or other nonblack person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of black people.
- nightsoil — Alternative spelling of night soil.
- nonfossil — not related to or derived from fossil fuel
- nonpareil — having no equal; peerless.
- olive oil — an oil expressed from the olive fruit, used in cooking, in salad dressings, in medicine, etc.