9-letter words containing d, e, p, n, i
- diapensia — An evergreen arctic shrub, Diapensia lapponica.
- diapering — Present participle of diaper.
- diaphones — Plural form of diaphone.
- diphenyl- — containing two phenyl groups in each molecule
- diplotene — a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen.
- dippiness — Quality of being dippy.
- dipterans — Plural form of dipteran.
- dispended — to pay out; expend; spend.
- dispensed — Simple past tense and past participle of dispense.
- dispenser — a person or thing that dispenses.
- dispenses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispense.
- dispondee — a double spondee
- disproven — Alternative irregular form of the Past participle of disprove.
- diterpene — (chemistry) any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin.
- dolphinet — a female dolphin
- donepezil — a drug used to treat dementia
- downpipes — Plural form of downpipe.
- drainpipe — a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- drepanium — a type of flower cluster shaped like a sickle
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- dumpiness — The quality of being dumpy.
- duplexing — duplex apartment.
- dyspnoeic — Alternative spelling of dyspneic.
- end point — extremity
- endorphin — Any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.
- endpoints — Plural form of endpoint.
- ephedrine — A crystalline alkaloid drug obtained from some ephedras. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used to relieve asthma and hay fever.
- expanding — Present participle of expand.
- expediant — Misspelling of expedient.
- expedient — (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.
- expending — Present participle of expend.
- explained — Simple past tense and past participle of explain.
- exploding — Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, decomposition, excessive internal pressure, or other process, typically scattering fragments widely.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- hipped on — greatly interested or preoccupied, almost to an irrational extent; obsessed (usually followed by on): He's hipped on learning to play the tuba.
- hipped-on — greatly interested or preoccupied, almost to an irrational extent; obsessed (usually followed by on): He's hipped on learning to play the tuba.
- hypnodiet — a diet involving the use of hypnosis to change one's attitude to food
- ideophone — A word that utilizes sound symbolism to express aspects of events that can be experienced by the senses, like smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement.
- idiophone — An instrument the whole of which vibrates to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped, such as a bell, gong, or rattle.
- impaneled — Simple past tense and past participle of impanel.
- impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- impedient — (religion, of an impediment to marriage) Serving to make a marriage illicit but valid.
- impendent — impending.
- impending — about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
- implanted — Simple past tense and past participle of implant.
- impounded — Simple past tense and past participle of impound.
- impounder — One who impounds.
- imprinted — Simple past tense and past participle of imprint.
- imprudent — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.