9-letter words containing d, a, c, o, i
- cycloidal — Pertaining to or resembling a cycloid; or a circle.
- cytocidal — capable of killing cells.
- dacoitage — (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang or dacoit
- dacquoise — a cake with nut meringue layers and buttercream
- dairy cow — a cow which is used to produce milk
- daycation — a day trip to a resort, hotel, etc that does not involve staying the night
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- decimator — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- dedicator — to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- demagogic — If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- 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
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diacodium — (in pre-modern medicine) a herbal remedy made chiefly from poppies, acting as an opiate and thus used to aid sleep
- diaconate — the office, sacramental status, or period of office of a deacon
- dianoetic — of or relating to thought, esp to discursive reasoning rather than intuition
- diaphonic — Of or pertaining to diaphony.
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- diastolic — (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
- diatropic — the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.
- dicacious — teasing and cheeky in the way one speaks
- dichogamy — the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination
- 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
- dictation — Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.
- dictators — Plural form of dictator.
- dictatory — dictatorial
- dictional — of or relating to diction
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- dionysiac — of or relating to the Dionysia or to Dionysus; Bacchic.
- diplomacy — the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
- disaccord — to be out of accord; disagree.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- discoidal — Having the flat, circular shape of a disc or a quoit.
- discordia — the ancient Roman goddess of discord, identified with the Greek goddess Eris.
- dislocate — to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.
- dissocial — disinclined to or unsuitable for society; unsocial.
- doctorial — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- dogmatics — the study of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church.
- domically — in the manner or shape of a dome
- dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- dominancy — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- dominical — of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.
- dominican — of or relating to the Dominican Republic.
- draconian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.