8-letter words containing d, i, c
- dialogic — of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue.
- dialytic — of or relating to dialysis.
- dianetic — Of or pertaining to dianetics.
- diapiric — of or pertaining to a diapir; of the nature of a diapir
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- diatomic — containing two atoms
- diatonic — of, relating to, or based upon any scale of five tones and two semitones produced by playing the white keys of a keyboard instrument, esp the natural major or minor scales forming the basis of the key system in Western music
- dicacity — a teasing and cheeky way of talking
- dicaprio — Leonardo. born 1974, US film actor; his films include Romeo and Juliet (1996), Titanic (1997), Gangs of New York (2002), The Departed (2006), and Django Unchained (2012)
- dication — (chemistry) Any cation, of general formula X2+, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral species.
- dice cup — a container, usually cylindrical and open at the top, in which dice are shaken to give them a random position and from which they are then thrown or rolled.
- dicentra — any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae
- dichasia — Plural form of dichasium.
- dichotic — relating to or involving the stimulation of each ear simultaneously by different sounds
- dichroic — (of a solution or uniaxial crystal) exhibiting dichroism
- dickered — to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
- dickhead — If someone calls a man a dickhead, they are saying that they think he is very stupid.
- dickless — (slang) Without a dick; penisless.
- dickling — (vulgar, slang) A penis before circumcision.
- dickslap — (slang, rare) An objectionable person.
- dicrotic — having or relating to a double pulse for each heartbeat
- dictated — to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary.
- dictates — authoritative commands or rules
- dictator — A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
- dictions — style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction.
- dictynna — an ancient Cretan goddess of the sea.
- dicyclic — having the perianth arranged in two whorls; having separate petals and sepals
- didactic — Something that is didactic is intended to teach people something, especially a moral lesson.
- didactyl — (esp of many marsupials) having the hind toes separate
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- die back — If a plant dies back, its leaves die but its roots remain alive.
- die-cast — formed by die casting.
- diecious — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diegetic — the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters.
- dieretic — the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- diestock — a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.
- dietetic — pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
- dietrich — Marlene [mahr-ley-nuh] /mɑrˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), 1904–92, U.S. actress and singer, born in Germany.
- diffract — to break up or bend by diffraction.
- digicams — Plural form of digicam.
- digicash — (company) A company, started in April 1990, which aims to develop and license products to support electronic payment methods including chip card, software only, and hybrid.
- digipack — a cardboard package for a compact disc or DVD
- diglycol — diethylene glycol.
- dihydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) dihydroxy.
- dilemmic — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- dimetric — (in technical drawing) denoting or incorporating a method of showing projection or perspective using a set of three geometric axes, of which two are of the same scale or dimension but the third is of another.
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dioceses — Plural form of diocese.