8-letter words containing a, d, l
- detailed — A detailed report or plan contains a lot of details.
- detailee — An employee of a United States government agency on assignment or loan.
- detailer — a person who cares for (polishes, repaints, cleans, etc) cars
- detailly — In detail.
- detangle — to remove tangles from (hair)
- 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
- detrital — rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
- devalued — having a reduced value or worth
- devaluer — One who, or that which, devalues.
- devalues — Reduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.
- deverbal — (of a noun or adjective) derived from a verb.
- dew claw — a functionless claw of some dogs, not reaching the ground in walking.
- dewclaws — Plural form of dewclaw.
- diabelli — Antonio [ahn-toh-nee-oh] /ɑnˈtoʊ niˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1781–1858, Austrian composer and music publisher.
- diablery — Sorcery.
- diabolic — Diabolic is used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil.
- diabolos — Plural form of diabolo.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- diaconal — of or associated with a deacon or the diaconate
- diaglyph — any instance of artwork carved into the surface of a hard substance (predominantly stone or metal), such that the design is set back from the surface; an intaglio
- diagonal — A diagonal line or movement goes in a sloping direction, for example, from one corner of a square across to the opposite corner.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- diallage — a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals
- dialling — the process or action of operating a dial on a telephone in order to establish a connection
- dialogic — of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue.
- dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.
- 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.
- dialysis — Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a machine to remove waste material from the kidneys.
- dialytic — of or relating to dialysis.
- dialyzed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyzer — an apparatus for dialyzing, esp. one used as an artificial kidney
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- dianodal — that passes through nodes
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- 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
- diazoles — Plural form of diazole.
- dickslap — (slang, rare) An objectionable person.
- didactyl — (esp of many marsupials) having the hind toes separate
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- diggable — capable of being dug
- digitals — Plural form of digital.
- dihedral — having or formed by two planes.
- dilantin — a drug, C15H11N2O2Na, used in the treatment of epileptic attacks
- dilatant — dilating; expanding.
- dilatate — dilated; broadened.
- dilating — Present participle of dilate.
- dilation — the act of dilating; state of being dilated.