8-letter words containing a, d, i, t, o
- deviator — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- diamonte — A seven-line poem describing two opposite subjects using only adjectives, nouns and participles.
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diatomic — containing two atoms
- diatonic — of, relating to, or based upon any scale of five tones and two semitones produced by playing the white keys of a keyboard instrument, esp the natural major or minor scales forming the basis of the key system in Western music
- dication — (chemistry) Any cation, of general formula X2+, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral species.
- dictator — A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
- dilation — the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
- distopia — Misspelling of dystopia.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donating — Present participle of donate.
- donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- donatist — a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- donative — a gift or donation.
- dotation — an endowment.
- dovetail — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- doxastic — Of, pertaining to, or depending on opinion; conjectural.
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- dystocia — Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dystopia — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- ergatoid — a wingless, worker-like ant with sexual capability
- factoids — Plural form of factoid.
- foliated — covered with or having leaves.
- goddamit — Alternative spelling of goddammit.
- hematoid — hemoid.
- hydatoid — watery; resembling water; transparent
- ideation — the process of forming ideas or images.
- idolater — Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- idolator — Alternative spelling of idolater.
- idolatry — the religious worship of idols.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- iodinate — to iodize.
- isolated — compact
- keratoid — resembling horn; horny.
- laid out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- mastoids — of or relating to the mastoid process.
- mediator — a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- modalist — an adherent of modalism
- modality — the quality or state of being modal.
- nidation — implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.