9-letter words containing d, e, a, c
- duckwheat — India wheat.
- duct tape — a strongly adhesive silver-gray cloth tape, used in plumbing, household repairs, etc.
- dudelsack — doodlesack.
- dulcorate — (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
- dumb cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dumb-cane — a West Indian foliage plant, Dieffenbachia seguine, of the arum family, having yellow-blotched leaves that cause temporary speechlessness when chewed.
- dunce cap — a tall, cone-shaped hat formerly worn by slow or lazy students as a punishment in school.
- duplicate — a copy exactly like an original.
- dyschezia — Difficult or painful defecation.
- ear candy — Slang. pleasant, melodic pop music.
- ecdysiast — stripper (def 3).
- ecohazard — any substance or activity that poses a threat to a habitat or an environment: Off-the-road motorcycling is an ecohazard to fragile desert habitats.
- ecuadoran — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- ediacaran — of, denoting, or formed in the last 50 million years of the Neoproterozoic era, during which a new texturally and chemically distinctive carbonate layer appeared, indicating climatic change
- edificant — Building; constructing.
- edificial — a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
- educatees — Plural form of educatee.
- educating — Present participle of educate.
- education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- educative — serving to educate: educative knowledge.
- educators — Plural form of educator.
- educatory — educative.
- edumacate — (humorous) deliberate misspelling of educate.
- eldercare — Care of people who are elderly or infirm, provided by residential institutions, by paid daily help in the home, or by family members.
- elucidate — Make (something) clear; explain.
- emaciated — Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
- encainide — An antiarrhythmic drug.
- enceladus — a giant who was punished for his rebellion against the gods by a fatal blow from a stone cast by Athena. He was believed to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily
- enchained — Simple past form of enchain.
- enchanted — Simple past tense and past participle of enchant.
- enchilada — A rolled tortilla with a filling typically of meat and served with a chili sauce.
- enclasped — Simple past tense and past participle of enclasp.
- encodable — able to be encoded
- encreased — Simple past tense and past participle of encrease.
- endecagon — Alternative form of hendecagon.
- endocarps — Plural form of endocarp.
- endurance — The fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
- entranced — Held at attention, as if by magic.
- epedaphic — of or relating to atmospheric conditions
- epicardia — Plural form of epicardium.
- epicedial — funereal
- eradicant — something that eradicates
- eradicate — Destroy completely; put an end to.
- escaladed — Simple past tense and past participle of escalade.
- escalader — A soldier who escalades.
- escalades — Plural form of escalade.
- escalated — Increase rapidly.
- escaloped — Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
- escapades — Plural form of escapade.
- escheated — Simple past tense and past participle of escheat.