9-letter words containing a, r, i, d
- diacritic — a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason
- diaereses — Plural form of diaeresis.
- diaeresis — the mark ¨, in writing placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately rather than forming a diphthong with the first, as in some spellings of coöperate, naïve, etc
- diaeretic — dieresis.
- diagramed — Simple past tense and past participle of diagram.
- diagraphs — Plural form of diagraph.
- diameters — Plural form of diameter.
- diametral — located on or forming a diameter
- diametric — of, relating to, or along a diameter
- diandrous — (of some flowers or flowering plants) having two stamens
- diapering — Present participle of diaper.
- diaphragm — Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe.
- diapirism — the existence of diapirs
- diarising — Present participle of diarise.
- diaristic — stylistically like a diary
- diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diarrheas — Plural form of diarrhea.
- diarrheic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of diarrhea.
- diarrhoea — If someone has diarrhoea, a lot of liquid faeces comes out of their body because they are ill.
- diasporas — Plural form of diaspora.
- diaspores — Plural form of diaspore.
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- diathermy — local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
- diatretum — a type of decorative Roman bowl or cup made of glass
- diatribes — Plural form of diatribe.
- diatropic — the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.
- dicastery — A term used by the Vatican corresponding to ministry or department as subdivisions of the papal Curia, referring to the administrative departments of the Vatican City State, as well as strictly ecclesiastical departments; more often termed congregation.
- dicentras — Plural form of dicentra.
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dictators — Plural form of dictator.
- dictatory — dictatorial
- dictature — dictatorship
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- didrachma — An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
- dies irae — a Latin hymn on the Day of Judgment, commonly sung in a Requiem Mass.
- dietarian — Somebody following a diet, a dieter.
- dietarily — of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
- digambara — the earlier of the two principal Jain sects, whose members went naked.
- digastric — (of a muscle) having two bellies with an intermediate tendon.
- dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- digraphic — Of or pertaining to a digraph.
- dihedrals — Plural form of dihedral.
- dihydrate — a hydrate that contains two molecules of water, as potassium sulfite, K 2 SO 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- dilatator — (anatomy) A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator.
- dimyarian — with two adductor muscles
- dinergate — a soldier ant.
- dinitrate — (chemistry) Any compound having two nitrate groups.
- dinosaurs — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- dioptrate — (of a compound eye) divided by a transverse line