9-letter words containing d, s, m, e
- crimsoned — Simple past tense and past participle of crimson.
- d'amboise — Jacques [French zhahk] /French ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), (Joseph) born 1934, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer.
- d-s meson — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- damascene — to ornament (metal, esp steel) by etching or by inlaying, usually with gold or silver
- damaskeen — Alternative form of damascene.
- damnedest — If you say that something is the damnedest thing, you are emphasizing that it is surprising or odd.
- damselfly — any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- datepalms — Plural form of datepalm.
- daydreams — Plural form of daydream.
- deamidase — an enzyme that releases the amido group from a compound.
- deaminase — an enzyme that breaks down and takes out the amino group from amino compounds
- deathsman — an executioner
- decagrams — Plural form of decagram.
- decemvirs — a member of a permanent board or a special commission of ten members in ancient Rome, especially the commission that drew up Rome's first code of law.
- decigrams — Plural form of decigram.
- decimates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimate.
- decompose — When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
- defeatism — Defeatism is a way of thinking or talking which suggests that you expect to be unsuccessful.
- dekagrams — Plural form of dekagram.
- deliriums — Plural form of delirium.
- demassify — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- demeanors — Plural form of demeanor.
- demergers — Plural form of demerger.
- demersion — immersion in a fluid
- demetrias — an ancient city in NE Greece, in Thessaly.
- demijohns — Plural form of demijohn.
- demission — relinquishment of or abdication from an office, responsibility, etc
- demisters — Plural form of demister.
- demisting — (in a motor vehicle) the removal of condensation through evaporation produced by a heater or blower
- demitasse — a small cup used to serve coffee, esp after a meal
- demiurges — Plural form of demiurge.
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- demonised — to turn into a demon or make demonlike.
- demonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demonize.
- demoscene — a computer art subculture whose members produce non-interactive multimedia presentations in order to compete artistically
- demotions — Plural form of demotion.
- demulsify — to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which an emulsion is permanently broken down into its constituents
- demurrers — Plural form of demurrer.
- demystify — If you demystify something, you make it easier to understand by giving a clear explanation of it.
- denialism — Describes the position of those who reject propositions that are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence and seek to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.
- denturism — the practice by denturists of making artificial dentures and fitting them to patients.
- depositum — (finance, obsolete) A deposit.
- dermestid — any beetle of the family Dermestidae, whose members are destructive at both larval and adult stages to a wide range of stored organic materials such as wool, fur, feathers, and meat. They include the bacon (or larder), cabinet, carpet, leather, and museum beetles
- deschamps — Émile (French emil), full name Émile Deschamps de Saint-Armand. 1791–1871, French poet, dramatist, and librettist: a leading figure in the French romantic movement
- desdemona — (in Shakespeare's Othello) Othello's wife, murdered by her husband as a result of jealousy instilled by Iago.
- desmodium — a genus of flowering plant, with usually unobtrusive flowers; many members are considered weeds, such as the beggarweed (Desmodium tortuosum)
- desmosome — a structure in the cell membranes of adjacent cells that binds them together
- despotism — Despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.