9-letter words containing d, i, a
- antidotes — Plural form of antidote.
- antidraft — opposed to compulsory military service or conscription
- antifraud — acting against fraud
- antinodal — the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- antinodes — Plural form of antinode.
- antipedal — (in a mollusk) located opposite the foot.
- antipodal — of or relating to diametrically opposite points on the earth's surface
- antipodes — People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as the Antipodes.
- antiradar — (of a missile or other weapon) designed to destroy radar detection equipment
- antitrade — a wind in the upper atmosphere blowing in the opposite direction from and above the trade winds
- antiworld — a hypothetical or supposed world or universe composed of antimatter
- anybodies — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- apartheid — Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law.
- aperiodic — not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
- aphetized — (linguistics, of a word) Having undergone aphesis, the removal of an unstressed initial vowel.
- aphorized — Simple past tense and past participle of aphorize.
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- apodictic — that can clearly be shown or proved; absolutely certain or necessarily true
- apodiform — (zoology) Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds.
- appending — Present participle of append.
- appetized — Simple past tense and past participle of appetize.
- appliqued — Appliqued shapes or fabric are formed from pieces of fabric which are stitched on to clothes or larger pieces of cloth.
- appointed — If something happens at the appointed time, it happens at the time that was decided in advance.
- appraised — Simple past tense and past participle of appraise.
- apsidiole — a secondary, or small, apse
- aptitudes — Plural form of aptitude.
- aquiclude — any geological formation that absorbs and holds water but does not transmit it at a sufficient rate to supply springs, wells, etc.
- aquitards — Plural form of aquitard.
- arachidic — of or derived from arachidic acid.
- arachnids — Plural form of arachnid.
- arachnoid — the middle of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
- araneidan — related to or belonging to the araneid
- arborized — Simple past tense and past participle of arborize.
- archaized — Simple past tense and past participle of archaize.
- archdruid — a chief or principal druid
- archfiend — a chief fiend
- archibald — a masculine name: dim. Archie, Archy
- arid zone — either of the zones of latitude 15–30° N and S characterized by very low rainfall and desert or semidesert terrain
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- arillated — (of seeds) having an aril
- aristides — known as Aristides the Just. ?530–?468 bc, Athenian general and statesman, who played a prominent part in the Greek victories over the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480), and Plataea (479)
- armadillo — An armadillo is a small animal whose body is covered with large bony scales and which rolls itself into a ball when it is attacked. Armadillos are mainly found in South and Central America.
- arraigned — to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
- arsenides — Plural form of arsenide.
- arthrodia — a joint
- arytenoid — denoting either of two small cartilages of the larynx that are attached to the vocal cords
- asafetida — a bad-smelling gum resin obtained from various Asiatic plants (genus Ferula) of the umbel family: it was formerly used to treat some illnesses or, in folk medicine, to repel disease
- asbestoid — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- ascarides — any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.