9-letter words containing d, n, r
- decurrent — extending down the stem, esp (of a leaf) having the base of the blade extending down the stem as two wings
- decursion — a military exercise performed by men bearing arms
- deer fern — a common tufted erect fern of the polypody family, Blechnum spicant, having dark-green lanceolate leaves: it prefers acid soils, and in the US is sometimes grown as deer feed
- deerhound — a very large rough-coated breed of dog of the greyhound type
- deerskins — Plural form of deerskin.
- defenders — Plural form of defender.
- defensory — (archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
- deference — Deference is a polite and respectful attitude towards someone, especially because they have an important position.
- deferents — Plural form of deferent.
- deferment — Deferment means arranging for something to happen at a later date.
- deferring — to submit for decision; refer: We defer questions of this kind to the president.
- deforming — Present participle of deform.
- defraying — Present participle of defray.
- degarnish — to remove ornamentation from (something)
- degearing — the process in which a company replaces some or all of its fixed-interest loan stock with ordinary shares
- degerming — to rid of germs.
- degrading — causing humiliation; debasing
- dehorning — Present participle of dehorn.
- dehra dun — a city in N India, the capital of Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal): Indian military academy (1932). Pop: 447 808 (2001)
- deianeira — a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving him a shirt that had been dipped in the poisoned blood of Nessus.
- deionizer — A device that deionizes something.
- deliriant — involving or causing delirium.
- demarking — demarcate.
- demeanors — Plural form of demeanor.
- demeanour — Your demeanour is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- demeanure — Obsolete form of demeanor.
- demeraran — originating from or native to Demerara
- demerging — Present participle of demerge.
- demersion — immersion in a fluid
- demurring — Present participle of demur.
- denatured — Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
- denatures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denature.
- dendrimer — a type of polymer defined by regular branches from a central monomer, which give it a tree-like molecular structure
- dendrites — Plural form of dendrite.
- dendritic — formed or marked like a dendrite.
- denervate — to deprive (a tissue or organ) of its nerve supply
- denigrate — If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
- denitrate — to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a compound loses a nitro or nitrate group, nitrogen dioxide, or nitric acid
- denitrify — to undergo or cause to undergo loss or removal of nitrogen compounds or nitrogen
- denouncer — One who, or that which, denounces.
- densifier — something that makes things more dense
- dent corn — a strain of Indian corn (Zea mays var. indentata) in which the mature kernel develops a slight depression at the tip
- dentiform — shaped like a tooth
- dentistry — Dentistry is the work done by a dentist.
- denturism — the practice by denturists of making artificial dentures and fitting them to patients.
- denturist — a person who makes dentures
- deodorant — Deodorant is a substance that you can use on your body to hide or prevent the smell of sweat.
- dépanneur — (in Quebec) a convenience store
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- deploring — Present participle of deplore.