9-letter words containing a, d, r, e
- alexandra — 1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland
- all-dayer — an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all day
- all-fired — excessive; extreme
- altdorfer — Albrecht (ˈalbrɛçt). ?1480–?1538, German painter and engraver: one of the earliest landscape painters
- amaritude — Bitterness.
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- ampersand — An ampersand is the sign &, used to represent the word 'and.'
- amsterdam — the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 737 000 (2003 est)
- anderssen — Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1818–79, German chess player: noted for the incisiveness of his combination play
- andradite — a yellow, green, or brownish-black garnet that consists of calcium iron silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
- androcles — (in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had once extracted a thorn
- androgens — Plural form of androgen.
- androgeus — a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- androgyne — an androgynous plant or animal
- androides — Dated form of android.
- andromeda — the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who saved her from a sea monster
- androsace — any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
- anhungred — very hungry
- anhydrase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of water
- anhydrate — (organic chemistry) An acid anhydride.
- anhydride — a compound that has been formed from another compound by dehydration
- anhydrite — a colourless or greyish-white mineral, found in sedimentary rocks. It is used in the manufacture of cement, fertilizers, and chemicals. Composition: anhydrous calcium sulphate. Formula: CaSO4. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- anode ray — a stream of positive ions traveling from a metallic anode to the cathode in a gas-discharge tube.
- antegrade — Moving or directed forward.
- antitrade — a wind in the upper atmosphere blowing in the opposite direction from and above the trade winds
- apartheid — Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law.
- apeldoorn — a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the summer residence of the Dutch royal family. Pop: 156 000 (2003 est)
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- apertured — having an aperture
- aphorized — Simple past tense and past participle of aphorize.
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- appareled — Simple past tense and past participle of apparel.
- applauder — One who applauds.
- appraised — Simple past tense and past participle of appraise.
- apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- appressed — pressed closely against, but not joined to, a surface
- aquadrome — a venue for water sports
- araneidan — related to or belonging to the araneid
- arborized — Simple past tense and past participle of arborize.
- arch head — a vertical, arc-shaped member fixed to the end of a walking beam, for supporting a chain from which a pump rod or the like is suspended in such a way as to let it rise and fall vertically.
- archaized — Simple past tense and past participle of archaize.
- archdukes — Plural form of archduke.
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- arcsecond — unit used in astronomy
- area code — The area code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before someone's personal number if you are making a telephone call to that place from a different area.
- areolated — marked by areolae
- arid zone — either of the zones of latitude 15–30° N and S characterized by very low rainfall and desert or semidesert terrain
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.