8-letter words containing d, i, o
- diketone — a compound containing two C=O groups, as CH 3 COCOCH 3 .
- dilation — the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dilution — the act of diluting or the state of being diluted.
- diluvion — a coarse surficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift.
- dimaggio — Joseph Paul ("Joe"; "Joltin' Joe") 1914–1999, U.S. baseball player.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dimitrov — Georgi [ge-awr-gi] /gɛˈɔr gɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Bulgarian political leader: premier 1946–49.
- dine out — to eat the principal meal of the day; have dinner.
- dingdong — Alternative spelling of ding-dong.
- dinitro- — (of a chemical) containing two nitrogen groups in place of two hydrogen atoms
- dinosaur — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dioceses — Plural form of diocese.
- dioecism — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diogenes — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- diogenic — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- diolefin — diene.
- diomedes — a Greek hero in the Trojan War.
- dionysia — The orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
- dionysus — the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
- diopside — a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO 3) 2 , occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- diopters — Plural form of diopter.
- dioptres — Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- dioptric — Optics. pertaining to dioptrics: dioptric images.
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- diorites — Plural form of diorite.
- dioritic — Containing diorite.
- dioscuri — the Greek name for Castor and Pollux, when considered together
- diosmose — osmose.
- dioxides — Plural form of dioxide.
- dioxygen — (chemistry) the normal allotrope of oxygen having two atoms per molecule.
- dip into — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- diphonia — diplophonia.
- diploidy — (genetics) The state of being diploid.
- diplomas — Plural form of diploma.
- diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
- diplopia — a pathological condition of vision in which a single object appears double (opposed to haplopia).
- diplopod — belonging or pertaining to the class Diplopoda.
- diplosis — the doubling of the chromosome number by the union of the haploid sets in the union of gametes.
- dipnoous — having both lungs and gills for breathing
- dipodies — Plural form of dipody.
- diprotic — (of an acid) having two transferable protons.
- dipsosis — (medicine) Any condition characterized by excessive thirst.
- dipteron — a dipterous insect.
- dipteros — (in ancient Greece) a building with a double colonnade on all sides
- dipthong — Obsolete spelling of diphthong.