10-letter words containing a, h, n
- dictaphone — a tape recorder designed for recording dictation and later reproducing it for typing
- didelphian — of or relating to an animal in the Didelphia subclass of mammals
- diophantus — 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
- diphenamid — a selective preemergence herbicide, C 16 H 17 ON, used to control weed growth on lawns and various croplands.
- disenchain — to set (a person) free from restraint
- disenchant — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disencharm — To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
- disenthral — disenthrall.
- disfashion — (obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
- disgarnish — to remove garnish or furnishings from
- disharmony — lack of harmony; discord.
- dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- disinthral — (transitive) To set free from thraldom or oppression.
- dithionate — a salt of dithionic acid.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- dobzhansky — Theodosius (Grigorievich) [gri-gawr-ee-uh-vich,, -gohr-] /grɪˈgɔr i ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈgoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1900–75, U.S. geneticist, born in Russia.
- door chain — a short chain with a removable slide fitting that can be attached between the inside of a door and the doorjamb to prevent the door from being opened more than a few inches without the chain being removed.
- doorhandle — A door handle.
- downwashes — Plural form of downwash.
- drag chain — one of a number of chains attached to a hull about to be launched in restricted waters in order to slow its motion by dragging along the bottom.
- dragonfish — any marine fish of the family Bathydraconidae, of Antarctic seas, having an elongated body and flattened head and being biochemically adapted to extremely low temperatures.
- dragonhead — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
- draughting — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- drunkathon — a session in which excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed
- dude ranch — a ranch operated primarily as a vacation resort.
- duennaship — The role or status of duenna.
- dunderhead — a dunce; blockhead; numbskull.
- dutch barn — a farm building consisting of a steel frame and a curved roof
- dutchwoman — a female native or inhabitant of the Netherlands; a woman of Dutch ancestry.
- earbashing — a scolding or lengthy and vituperative verbal attack
- earth sign — any of the three astrological signs, Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, that are grouped together because of the shared attributes of practicality and interest in material things.
- earth tone — any of various warm, muted colors ranging basically from neutral to deep brown.
- earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
- earthiness — of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- earthlings — Plural form of earthling.
- earthshine — the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth.
- earthwoman — a female inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- earthwomen — Plural form of earthwoman.
- east haven — a town in S Connecticut, near New Haven.
- ebbinghaus — Hermann (ˈhɛrman). 1850–1909, German experimental psychologist who undertook the first systematic and large-scale studies of memory and devised tests using nonsense syllables
- echinaceas — Plural form of echinacea.
- echinulate — (of a plant or animal) having a covering of prickles or small spines.
- elder hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the nondealer, who has certain advantages in the play
- encashment — (finance) The payment in cash of a note, draft, etc.
- encephalic — of or relating to the brain
- encephalo- — indicating the brain
- encephalon — The brain.
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.
- enchaining — Present participle of enchain.
- enchanters — Plural form of enchanter.