9-letter words containing a, l
- detonable — able to be detonated
- deucalion — the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus (Deucalion's flood). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women
- devaluate — (transitive) To reduce in value.
- devaluing — to deprive of value; reduce the value of.
- devil ray — manta.
- devil-ray — manta.
- devisable — (of property, esp realty) capable of being transferred by will
- dew plant — sundew.
- dew snail — a slug
- dewlapped — Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
- dharmsala — an Indian hostel or rest-house, often built with religious purpose
- diablerie — magic or witchcraft connected with devils
- diabolify — (transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
- diabolism — activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
- diabolist — Theology. action aided or caused by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. the character or condition of a devil. a doctrine concerning devils. a belief in or worship of devils.
- diabolize — to make (someone or something) diabolical
- diabology — the study of the devil or devils
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diaclasis — (medicine) Osteoclasis.
- diaghilev — Sergei (Pavlovich) (sɪrˈɡjej ˈpavləvitʃ). 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario. He founded (1909) and directed (1909–29) the Ballets Russes in Paris, introducing Russian ballet to the West
- diagonals — Plural form of diagonal.
- dial down — to reduce or become reduced
- dial tone — The dial tone is the same as the dialling tone.
- dialation — Misspelling of dilation.
- dialectal — of a dialect.
- dialectic — People refer to the dialectic or dialectics of a situation when they are referring to the way in which two very different forces or factors work together, and the way in which their differences are resolved.
- diallagic — consisting of, containing, or resembling diallage
- diallelic — Having two alleles.
- dialogism — a deduction with one premise and a disjunctive conclusion
- dialogist — a person who writes or takes part in a dialogue
- dialogite — rhodochrosite.
- dialogize — to carry on a dialogue
- dialogued — Simple past tense and past participle of dialogue.
- dialogues — Plural form of dialogue.
- dialysate — (in the process of dialysis) the fluid passing through the dialyser, used for drawing toxins out of the patient's blood stream
- dialyzate — the remaining, or colloidal, portion of a solution.
- dialyzing — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- diametral — located on or forming a diameter
- diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diastolic — (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
- dictional — of or relating to diction
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- dietarily — of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
- difflugia — a genus of ameboid protozoans that construct a shell of cemented sand grains.
- digitalin — a glucoside obtained from digitalis.
- digitalis — any plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially the common foxglove, D. purpurea.
- digitally — In a digital manner.
- diglossia — the widespread existence within a society of sharply divergent formal and informal varieties of a language each used in different social contexts or for performing different functions, as the existence of Katharevusa and Demotic in modern Greece.
- dihedrals — Plural form of dihedral.
- dilatable — That can be dilated.