9-letter words containing d, r, y, i
- droningly — With a droning sound.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- dry basis — The dry basis is a measure of how much water is in a solid, which is expressed as the weight of water as a percentage of the completely dry solid.
- dry point — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- dry riser — a vertical pipe, not containing water, having connections on different floors of a building for a fireman's hose to be attached. A fire tender can be connected at the lowest level to make water rise under pressure within the pipe
- drying up — When you do the drying up, you dry things such as plates, pans, knives, and cups after they have been washed.
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- dynamiter — A person who uses dynamite, especially one who uses it unlawfully.
- dynorphin — (biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.
- dyscrasia — An abnormal or disordered state of the body or of a bodily part.
- dyscrasic — relating to, resulting from, or suffering from dyscrasia
- dyscratic — having or suffering from dyscrasia
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dyspraxia — inability to perform coordinated movements.
- dyspraxic — Of or pertaining to dyspraxia.
- enhydrite — a type of mineral containing water
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- eruditely — In a learned or scholarly manner.
- erythroid — Of or relating to erythrocytes.
- euthyroid — having a thyroid gland that functions normally
- fairyhood — a fairy nature or state: the fairyhood of Puck.
- fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.
- fervidity — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- fiduciary — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- figuredly — in a figured manner
- first day — (among Quakers) Sunday.
- floridity — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- fly-drive — On a fly-drive holiday, you travel part of the way to your destination by aeroplane, and collect a hired car at the airport so that you can drive the rest of the way.
- flybridge — flying bridge.
- frigidity — the state or condition of being frigid.
- glyburide — a hypoglycemic substance, C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- glyceride — any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue.
- gravidity — pregnant1 (def 1).
- grundyism — a prudish adherence to conventionality, especially in personal behavior.
- hairdryer — (chiefly UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.
- hemihedry — the quality or state of a crystal having hemihedral shape
- hindberry — a raspberry
- holidayer — vacationer.
- honeybird — Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- hybridise — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hybridism — Also, hybridity [hahy-brid-i-tee] /haɪˈbrɪd ɪ ti/ (Show IPA). the quality or condition of being hybrid.
- hybridist — someone who hybridizes or cross-breeds (animals or plants)
- hybridity — Also, hybridity [hahy-brid-i-tee] /haɪˈbrɪd ɪ ti/ (Show IPA). the quality or condition of being hybrid.
- hybridize — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hybridoma — a hybrid cell made in the laboratory by fusing a normal cell with a cancer cell, usually a myeloma or lymphoma, in order to combine desired features of each, as the ability of the cancer cell to multiply rapidly with the ability of the normal cell to dictate the production of a specific antibody.
- hybridous — of or relating to a hybrid
- hyder ali — 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.