8-letter words containing a, d, e, s
- desander — A desander is a device at the surface which removes very small particles from the drilling mud.
- descaled — Simple past tense and past participle of descale.
- descaler — a thing for removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- descanso — A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.
- descants — Plural form of descant.
- desecate — (obsolete) To cut, as with a scythe; to mow.
- desk pad — a pad of paper for use on a desk
- deskfast — breakfast eaten at one's desk at work
- desklamp — A lamp used to illuminate a desk.
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- despairs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despair.
- despatch — dispatch
- despisal — contempt; the act of despising; scorn
- despotat — the dominion of a despot
- detaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detach.
- detassel — to remove the upper, pollen-bearing part (the tassel) of a corn (maize) plant and place it on the ground. This is done to one variety of corn in a plantation containing two varieties, so that all the corn will be pollinated by a single variety, thus producing fertile hybrids
- detracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract.
- detrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain.
- deutzias — Plural form of deutzia.
- devadasi — A hereditary female dancer and courtesan in a Hindu temple.
- devalues — Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.
- devasted — Simple past tense and past participle of devast.
- deviants — Plural form of deviant.
- deviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deviate.
- dewclaws — Plural form of dewclaw.
- diabetes — Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.
- diagnose — If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified. If an illness or problem is diagnosed, it is identified.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diapause — a period of suspended development and growth accompanied by decreased metabolism in insects and some other animals. It is correlated with seasonal changes
- diarised — Simple past tense and past participle of diarise.
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- diaspore — a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
- diastase — any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse starch to maltose. They are present in germinated barley and in the pancreas
- diastema — an abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in a bodily organ or part
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- diazines — Plural form of diazine.
- diazoles — Plural form of diazole.
- dictates — authoritative commands or rules
- die-cast — formed by die casting.
- diehards — Plural form of diehard.
- dilemmas — A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable ones.
- dimensia — Misspelling of dementia.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.