8-letter words containing a, l, e
- 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.
- 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
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- diallage — a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- diggable — capable of being dug
- dihedral — having or formed by two planes.
- dilatate — dilated; broadened.
- dilative — serving or tending to dilate.
- dilemmas — A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, esp. equally undesirable ones.
- dimmable — Able to be dimmed; able to have illumination decreased in brightness.
- diplegia — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- dippable — (of a headlamp, etc) capable of being dipped
- dipteral — dipterous.
- disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- disabler — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- disables — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disable.
- disclame — (obsolete) To disclaim; to expel.
- disgavel — to free from the tenure of gavelkind: to disgavel an estate.
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- disraeli — Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield ("Dizzy") 1804–81, British statesman and novelist: prime minister 1868, 1874–80.
- disvalue — disesteem; disparagement.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- divalent — having a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe ++ .
- divalike — (literally) like a spoiled diva.
- djellaba — a loose-fitting hooded gown or robe worn by men in North Africa.
- dog flea — any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- dollared — having many dollars; wealthy
- dollface — a person having a smooth, unblemished complexion and small, regular features.
- dolmades — Plural form of dolmade.
- donleavy — J(ames) P(atrick) born 1926, U.S. novelist.
- dovetail — a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.