9-letter words containing d, i, m, e, t
- depriment — Serving to depress.
- dermatoid — resembling skin
- dermestid — any beetle of the family Dermestidae, whose members are destructive at both larval and adult stages to a wide range of stored organic materials such as wool, fur, feathers, and meat. They include the bacon (or larder), cabinet, carpet, leather, and museum beetles
- despotism — Despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.
- determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- detriment — If something happens to the detriment of something or to a person's detriment, it causes harm or damage to them.
- deuterium — a stable isotope of hydrogen, occurring in natural hydrogen (156 parts per million) and in heavy water: used as a tracer in chemistry and biology. Symbol: D or 2H; atomic no: 1; atomic wt: 2.014; boiling pt: –249.7°C
- devilment — devilish or mischievous conduct
- diamagnet — a substance exhibiting diamagnetism
- diameters — Plural form of diameter.
- diametral — located on or forming a diameter
- diametric — of, relating to, or along a diameter
- diastemic — a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diasystem — a linguistic system forming a common denominator for a group or set of dialects.
- diathermy — local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
- diatomite — a soft very fine-grained whitish rock consisting of the siliceous remains of diatoms deposited in the ocean or in ponds or lakes. It is used as an absorbent, filtering medium, insulator, filler, etc
- diatretum — a type of decorative Roman bowl or cup made of glass
- die-stamp — to produce words or decoration on (a surface) by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- diltiazem — a white to whitish crystalline powder, C 22 H 26 N 2 O 4 S, used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- dimestore — Alternative spelling of dime store.
- dimidiate — (of a coat of arms or charge ) adjoin (another) so that only half of each is visible.
- dimwitted — a stupid or slow-thinking person.
- diplomate — a person who has received a diploma, especially a doctor, engineer, etc., who has been certified as a specialist by a board within the appropriate profession.
- disentomb — to remove from the tomb; disinter.
- disesteem — to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
- dismantle — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- dismasted — Simple past tense and past participle of dismast.
- dismutase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
- distemper — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- dithelism — the belief that Christ had two wills, human and divine
- dogmatise — to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.
- dogmatize — to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.
- dolomites — a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
- domestics — Plural form of domestic.
- dominated — to rule over; govern; control.
- dominates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dominate.
- domitable — Able to be tamed or bent to one's will; tamable, subduable.
- dormitive — having the effect of inducing sleep
- dosimeter — a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed.
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- down-time — (jargon) A period of time during which a (computer) system is not operational, due to a malfunction or maintenance.
- dramatise — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- dramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- dreamiest — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreamtime — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- duotheism — Belief in and worship in two deities, usually framed as a god and goddess of roughly equal power.
- dust mite — any of various mites, especially Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae, that ingest shed skin cells and may cause allergic reactions.
- dynamited — Simple past tense and past participle of dynamite.
- dynamiter — A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
- dynamites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dynamite.