9-letter words containing a, c, r, d, i
- predicant — preaching: a predicant religious order.
- predicate — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- quadratic — square.
- quadricep — Quadriceps.
- quickdraw — (climbing) A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- rachidial — Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. (in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed. any of various axial structures.
- rachidian — (anatomy, zoology) Of or relating to the rachis; spinal; vertebral.
- radcliffe — Ann (Ward) 1764–1823, English writer of Gothic romances.
- radically — with regard to origin or root.
- radicchio — a variety of chicory originating in Italy, having a compact head of reddish, white-streaked leaves: leaves and roots may be cooked or used raw in salads.
- radicular — Botany. of or relating to a radicle or root.
- radio cab — a taxi or cab equipped with a radio for communication
- radio car — an automobile, especially a police car or taxi, equipped with a two-way radio for communication.
- radiocast — a radiobroadcast.
- radionics — a dowsing technique using a pendulum to detect the energy fields that are emitted by all forms of matter
- rancidity — having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils: rancid butter.
- red china — China, People's Republic of.
- redaction — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redictate — to dictate again, esp when referring to dictation as reading or speaking aloud in order for written recording
- regicidal — the killing of a king.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- richard i — ("Richard the Lion-Hearted"; "Richard Coeur de Lion") 1157–99, king of England 1189–99.
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- ridgeback — Rhodesian ridgeback.
- rudbeckia — any composite plant of the genus Rudbeckia, having alternate leaves and showy flower heads.
- sarcodine — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- scaraboid — of, relating to, or resembling a scarabaeid
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- side card — Poker. the highest card in a hand that is not part of a scoring combination, as not being one of a pair, three of a kind, etc., and that serves to determine by its denomination the higher ranking of two otherwise equal hands.
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- theandric — relating to the state of being both divine and human, esp pertaining to Christ
- tide race — a fast-running tidal current
- traceried — ornamented or decorated with tracery.
- trackside — located next to a railroad track.
- tridactyl — having three fingers or toes, as certain reptiles.
- uncordial — unfriendly
- unit card — a main entry catalog card, duplicates of which are used for added entries.
- unradical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- uric acid — Biochemistry. a compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 3 , present in mammalian urine in small amounts, and the principal nitrogenous component of the excrement of reptiles and birds, that in the form of its salts occurs in the joints in gout and as the major constituent of kidney stones.
- veridical — truthful; veracious.
- viricidal — of or relating to viricides; destroying viruses
- virucidal — an agent for destroying viruses.
- wild card — card game: substitute card
- wild-card — of, constituting, or including a wild card.
- wildcards — Plural form of wildcard.
- wildcraft — The harvesting of wild plants to sell or make into saleable products.
- yardstick — a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring.