9-letter words containing d, e, a
- altdorfer — Albrecht (ˈalbrɛçt). ?1480–?1538, German painter and engraver: one of the earliest landscape painters
- altitudes — Plural form of altitude.
- amaritude — Bitterness.
- ambassade — (obsolete) The mission of an ambassador.
- ambleside — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a tourist centre for the Lake District. Pop: 3064 (2001)
- ambulated — Simple past tense and past participle of ambulate.
- ambuscade — an ambush
- amendable — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- amendment — An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- aminediyl — (organic chemistry) A nitrene.
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- ampersand — An ampersand is the sign &, used to represent the word 'and.'
- amplidyne — an electrodynamic amplifier which uses a small electrical signal to control the position of a large motor
- amplified — Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
- amplitude — In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- amputated — Simple past tense and past participle of amputate.
- amsterdam — the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100 islands within a network of canals. Pop: 737 000 (2003 est)
- amygdalae — Plural form of amygdala.
- amygdules — Plural form of amygdule.
- andamento — an extended fugue subject.
- anderssen — Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1818–79, German chess player: noted for the incisiveness of his combination play
- andesitic — relating to, or containing, andesite
- andouille — a spicy smoked pork sausage with a blackish skin
- andradite — a yellow, green, or brownish-black garnet that consists of calcium iron silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
- androcles — (in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from whose paw he had once extracted a thorn
- androgens — Plural form of androgen.
- androgeus — a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years.
- androgyne — an androgynous plant or animal
- androides — Dated form of android.
- andromeda — the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who saved her from a sea monster
- androsace — any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
- anecdotal — Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid.
- anecdotes — a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- anecdotic — anecdotal
- anecdoton — (Grecian) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anecdotum — (rare, Latinate) alternative spelling of anecdote.
- anecdysis — the period between moults in arthropods
- aneuploid — (of polyploid cells or organisms) having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number, caused by one chromosome set being incomplete
- angel bed — French Furniture. a bed having a suspended or bracketed canopy of less than full length. Compare duchesse bed.
- angelhood — the state of being an angel
- anglified — (sometimes lowercase) to Anglicize.
- anguipede — a mythological creature of Persian origin with a rooster's head and snakes for legs
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- angulated — Simple past tense and past participle of angulate.
- anhedonia — the inability to feel or experience pleasure
- anhedonic — unable to feel or experience pleasure
- anhungred — very hungry