8-letter words containing d, i, s
- diagrams — Plural form of diagram.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dialysed — to subject to dialysis; separate or procure by dialysis.
- dialyser — a machine that performs dialysis, esp one that removes impurities from the blood of patients with malfunctioning kidneys; kidney machine
- dialyses — Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- dialysis — Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a machine to remove waste material from the kidneys.
- dialyzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dialyze.
- diamonds — one of the four suits in an ordinary pack of cards bearing red lozenge-shapes symbols
- dianthus — any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william
- diapason — either of two stops (open and stopped diapason) usually found throughout the compass of a pipe organ that give it its characteristic tone colour
- diapause — a period of suspended development and growth accompanied by decreased metabolism in insects and some other animals. It is correlated with seasonal changes
- diarised — Simple past tense and past participle of diarise.
- diarists — Plural form of diarist.
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- diaspora — the dispersion of the Jews after the Babylonian and Roman conquests of Palestine
- diaspore — a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
- diastase — any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse starch to maltose. They are present in germinated barley and in the pancreas
- diastema — an abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in a bodily organ or part
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- diazines — Plural form of diazine.
- diazoles — Plural form of diazole.
- dibelius — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1883–1947, German theologian.
- dichasia — Plural form of dichasium.
- dickless — (slang) Without a dick; penisless.
- dickslap — (slang, rare) An objectionable person.
- dictates — authoritative commands or rules
- dictions — style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction.
- didymous — in pairs or in two parts
- die stem — the South African national anthem until 1991, when part of it was incorporated into the current anthem, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
- die-cast — formed by die casting.
- diecious — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diegesis — the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters.
- diehards — Plural form of diehard.
- diereses — Plural form of dieresis.
- dieresis — the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- dies non — a day on which no courts can be held.
- diestock — a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.
- diestrus — (in female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus.
- diffused — Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- diffuser — a person or thing that diffuses.
- diffuses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffuse.
- diffusor — a person or thing that diffuses.
- digested — Simple past tense and past participle of digest.
- digester — a person or thing that digests.
- digestif — a drink of brandy, liqueur, etc., taken after a meal to aid the digestion.
- digestor — digester (def 2).
- diggings — (usually used with a singular verb) a place where digging is carried on.
- 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.