9-letter words containing d, i, o, p
- endorphin — Any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.
- endpoints — Plural form of endpoint.
- epidosite — a rock formed of quartz and epidote
- epilogued — followed by an epilogue
- episodial — Episodic.
- epizoodic — Alternative spelling of epizootic, in the sense a particular disease (as opposed to an outbreak of disease).
- epoxidise — Alternative form of epoxidize.
- epoxidize — (organic chemistry) To react or treat with an epoxide.
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- etoposide — (medicine) A derivative of podophyllotoxin that is used in the treatment of some cancers by inhibiting mitosis.
- exopodite — the outermost of the two projections on the hind legs of certain crustaceans
- expeditor — Alternative spelling of expediter.
- exploding — Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, decomposition, excessive internal pressure, or other process, typically scattering fragments widely.
- exploited — Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
- filopodia — thin projections extending from the edge of migrating cells
- fish pond — small lake for keeping fish
- fishponds — Plural form of fishpond.
- fishpound — a submerged net used in commercial fishing for capturing fish.
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- godolphin — Sidney, 1st Earl of, 1645–1712, English statesman and financier.
- goldspink — a goldfinch
- gossipped — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- gowdspink — the goldfinch
- guidepost — a post, usually mounted on the roadside or at the intersection of two or more roads, bearing a sign for the guidance of travelers.
- hemipodes — Plural form of hemipode.
- herpetoid — reptilian, reptiliform
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hipped on — greatly interested or preoccupied, almost to an irrational extent; obsessed (usually followed by on): He's hipped on learning to play the tuba.
- hipped-on — greatly interested or preoccupied, almost to an irrational extent; obsessed (usually followed by on): He's hipped on learning to play the tuba.
- hippiedom — the lifestyle and world of hippies, especially in the 1960s.
- hippodame — a sea horse
- homoploid — of an organism or a cell whose set of chromosomes exhibits the same degree of ploidy as an organism or cell with which it is compared.
- hydroptic — (formerly) edema.
- hypnodiet — a diet involving the use of hypnosis to change one's attitude to food
- hypnoidal — characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means.
- hypnotoid — resembling or similar to hypnosis
- hypoploid — having a chromosome number that is less than the diploid number.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- ideophone — A word that utilizes sound symbolism to express aspects of events that can be experienced by the senses, like smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement.
- ideopolis — a city that is sustained primarily by intellectual enterprises such as education, the media, advertising, and design, with a highly educated workforce
- ideoscape — (according to w Arjun Appadurai) The global flow of ideologies.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- idiopathy — a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition.
- idiophone — An instrument the whole of which vibrates to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped, such as a bell, gong, or rattle.
- idioplasm — germ plasm.
- idiotypic — the molecular arrangement of amino acids unique to the antigen-binding site of a particular antibody.
- impastoed — (painting) Painted with an impasto.
- imploding — Present participle of implode.
- impounded — Simple past tense and past participle of impound.
- impounder — One who impounds.