8-letter words containing d, o, a, n, i
- diocesan — of or relating to a diocese.
- dionysia — The orgiastic Ancient Greek festivals seasonally held in honor of Dionysus, which evolved into Greek comedy and tragedy.
- diphonia — diplophonia.
- disadorn — To deprive of ornaments.
- dog nail — a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- dohnanyi — Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- domanial — of or relating to a domain
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- dominica — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donating — Present participle of donate.
- donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- donatist — a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- donative — a gift or donation.
- dong hai — East China Sea.
- doornail — a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- dopamine — Biochemistry. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson's disease. Compare dopa.
- dotation — an endowment.
- douanier — a customs officer or official.
- douzaine — a bet in roulette on 12 numbers simultaneously so as to share in any that win.
- draconic — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- draconid — any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- dystonia — abnormal tone of any tissue.
- fredonia — a town in W New York.
- fricando — fricandeau.
- galenoid — relating to or resembling galena
- gioconda — Mona Lisa.
- giordano — Luca [loo-kuh;; Italian loo-kah] /ˈlu kə;; Italian ˈlu kɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Luca Fapresto") 1632–1705, Italian painter.
- hadronic — (physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons.
- handiron — andiron.
- herodian — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- humanoid — having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.
- hyoidean — Also, hyoidal, hyoidean. noting or pertaining to a U -shaped bone at the root of the tongue in humans, or a corresponding bone or collection of bones in animals.
- ideation — the process of forming ideas or images.
- inboards — Plural form of inboard.
- indeavor — Obsolete form of endeavor.
- indo-pak — of or relating to India and Pakistan
- innovada — An object-oriented extension to Ada, said to be Lisp-like. Implemented as an Ada preprocessor.
- inroaded — Simple past tense and past participle of inroad.
- intrados — the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- iodinate — to iodize.
- ironclad — covered or cased with iron plates, as a ship for naval warfare; armor-plated.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- liaodong — a peninsula in NE China, extending S into the Yellow Sea.
- lionhead — a small breed of rabbit with long fur around the face