9-letter words containing d, i
- alopecoid — resembling a fox
- altitudes — Plural form of altitude.
- amaritude — Bitterness.
- amaryllid — a plant of the amaryllis family
- ambleside — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: a tourist centre for the Lake District. Pop: 3064 (2001)
- amidation — to convert into an amide.
- amidships — Amidships means halfway along the length of a ship.
- amiloride — a potassium-sparing diuretic, C 6 H 8 ClN 7 O, used in the treatment of hypertension.
- aminediyl — (organic chemistry) A nitrene.
- aminoacid — Alternative spelling of amino acid.
- ammonoids — Plural form of ammonoid.
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- amortised — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- amphipods — Plural form of amphipod.
- amplidyne — an electrodynamic amplifier which uses a small electrical signal to control the position of a large motor
- amplified — Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
- amplitude — In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- amygdalic — of almonds.
- amygdalin — a white soluble bitter-tasting crystalline glycoside extracted from bitter almonds and stone fruits such as peaches and apricots. Formula: C6H5CHCNOC12H21O10
- amyloidal — resembling an amyloid; starch-like
- anabantid — any of various spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Anabantidae and including the fighting fish, climbing perch, and gourami
- anacidity — the abnormal absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
- andalusia — a region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with the Sierra Morena in the north, the Sierra Nevada in the southeast, and the Guadalquivir River flowing over fertile lands between them; a centre of Moorish civilization; it became an autonomous region in 1981. Area: about 87 280 sq km (33 700 sq miles)
- andantino — (to be performed) slightly faster, or slightly more slowly, than andante
- andesitic — relating to, or containing, andesite
- andorra-i — (language) A parallel logic programming language with the OR-parallelism of Aurora and the AND-parallelism of Parlog.
- andouille — a spicy smoked pork sausage with a blackish skin
- andradite — a yellow, green, or brownish-black garnet that consists of calcium iron silicate and is used as a gemstone. Formula: Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3
- androides — Dated form of android.
- anecdotic — anecdotal
- anecdysis — the period between moults in arthropods
- aneuploid — (of polyploid cells or organisms) having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number, caused by one chromosome set being incomplete
- anglified — (sometimes lowercase) to Anglicize.
- anguipede — a mythological creature of Persian origin with a rooster's head and snakes for legs
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anhedonia — the inability to feel or experience pleasure
- anhedonic — unable to feel or experience pleasure
- anhydride — a compound that has been formed from another compound by dehydration
- anhydrite — a colourless or greyish-white mineral, found in sedimentary rocks. It is used in the manufacture of cement, fertilizers, and chemicals. Composition: anhydrous calcium sulphate. Formula: CaSO4. Crystal structure: orthorhombic
- anisidine — (organic compound) Any of three three isomeric forms of the aromatic amine methoxyaniline; they are toxic, and are used in the synthesis of azo dyes and pharmaceuticals.
- annalised — Simple past tense and past participle of annalise.
- annelidan — Of or pertaining to the annelids.
- annointed — Simple past tense and past participle of annoint.
- anodizing — Present participle of anodize.
- anodontia — the congenital absence of teeth
- anthodium — the flower head or bracts of a composite plant, as in daisies or asters
- anti-drug — opposing or restricting the use of narcotics or other drugs of abuse: to enact stricter antidrug laws.
- anti-skid — intended to prevent vehicles from skidding
- antichild — Opposing children.