10-letter words containing d, e, t, o, r, i
- dedicatory — of or as a dedication
- defoliator — An adult or larval insect that strips all the leaves from a tree or shrub.
- deforciant — a person who wrongfully withholds something from someone by force
- defrosting — Present participle of defrost.
- deinothere — a member of the genus Deinotherium
- delineator — a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes
- deliration — delirium; madness
- delta iron — an allotrope of iron that exists between 1400°C and the melting point of iron and has the same structure as alpha iron
- democratic — A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- denigrator — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
- depositary — a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
- depositors — Plural form of depositor.
- depository — A depository is a place where objects can be stored safely.
- depuration — The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- dermatosis — any skin disease
- derogating — Present participle of derogate.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- descriptor — a word or phrase which constitutes the descriptive element of a sentence
- desertions — Plural form of desertion.
- desiccator — any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- désorienté — having lost one's bearings; confused
- desorption — the action or process of desorbing
- destroying — Present participle of destroy.
- dethroning — Present participle of dethrone.
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- detritions — Plural form of detrition.
- detrivores — Plural form of detrivore.
- dexterious — Misspelling of dextrous, alternative spelling to dexterous.
- dextrinoid — (mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns reddish-brown upon application of Melzer's reagent.
- diagometer — an instrument invented by Rousseau, formerly used to measure the electrical conductivity of substances
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dime store — five-and-ten (def 1).
- dimetrodon — an extinct carnivorous mammallike reptile, of the genus Dimetrodon, dominant in North America during the Permian Period, up to 10 feet (3.1 meter) long and usually bearing spinal sails.
- dimorphite — a mineral, arsenic sulfide, As 4 S 3 , yellow-orange in color and similar in its properties to orpiment.
- dinitrogen — (chemistry) the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- directoire — noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of the mid-1790s, characterized by an increasing use of Greco-Roman forms along with an introduction, toward the end, of Egyptian motifs: usually includes the Consulate period.
- diremption — a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.
- dirty joke — vulgar piece of humour
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discretion — the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
- disheritor — someone who disinherits
- disorients — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disorient.
- distortive — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.