10-letter words containing d, i, e, r
- deviltries — Plural form of deviltry.
- devonshire — 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886)
- dewatering — the act of removing water
- dewberries — Plural form of dewberry.
- dexterious — Misspelling of dextrous, alternative spelling to dexterous.
- dexterwise — on or to the right hand side (of a heraldic shield)
- dextrality — the state or quality of having the right side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the left side or its parts or members; right-handedness.
- dextrinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin.
- dextrinize — (transitive) To convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.
- 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
- diagrammed — Simple past tense and past participle of diagram.
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- diarrhetic — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diarrhoeal — Standard spelling of diarrheal.
- diathermal — of or relating to diathermy
- diathermic — of or relating to diathermy
- dibromides — Plural form of dibromide.
- dichloride — a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dickeybird — dickey1 (def 4).
- dicksucker — (vulgar slang) A person who fellates men.
- didgeridoo — A didgeridoo is an Australian musical instrument that consists of a long pipe which makes a low sound when you blow into it.
- die brücke — a group of German Expressionist painters (1905–13), including Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1912 they exhibited with der Blaue Reiter
- die-sinker — a person who engraves dies for stamping coins, medals, etc
- dielectric — a nonconducting substance; insulator.
- diet drink — a type of drink, usually a version of an existing drink, that is marketed as being good for slimmers because it is low in calories
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- differency — difference
- differents — Plural form of different.
- diffracted — Simple past tense and past participle of diffract.
- difluoride — (chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule.
- digressing — to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
- digression — the act of digressing.
- digressive — tending to digress; departing from the main subject.
- dihydrogen — (chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.
- dilacerate — to tear apart or to pieces.
- 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.
- dinanderie — fine cast metalwork objects, esp of bronze, made in the Belgian city of Dinant from the late Middle Ages, or other later metalwork in this style
- dinitrogen — (chemistry) the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.
- dinnerbell — An object-oriented dataflow language with single assignment.
- dinnerless — Without dinner.
- dinnertime — the period set aside for eating dinner.
- dinnerware — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
- dip circle — an instrument for measuring dip, consisting of a dip needle with a vertical circular scale of angles
- diphtheria — a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat.
- direct dye — any of a number of dyes that can be applied without the use of a mordant. They are usually azo dyes applied to cotton or rayon from a liquid bath containing an electrolyte such as sodium sulphate