9-letter words containing d, y, e
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- hydrolize — (intransitive) To undergo hydrolization.
- hydrolyse — Alternative spelling of hydrolyze.
- hydrolyte — a substance subjected to hydrolysis.
- hydrolyze — Break down (a compound) by chemical reaction with water.
- hydroseed — to sow (a field, lawn, etc.) with seed by distribution in a stream of water propelled through a hose.
- hydrosere — a sere originating in water.
- hydrosome — the entire body of a compound hydrozoan.
- hydrovane — a vane on a seaplane conferring stability on water (a sponson) or facilitating take off (a hydrofoil)
- hydroxide — a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group.
- hygrodeik — A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- hymnodies — Plural form of hymnody.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hyperarid — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- hypercard — A software package by Bill Atkinson for storage and retrieval of information on the Macintosh. It can handle images and is designed for browsing. The powerful customisable interactive user interface allows new applications to be easily constructed by manipulating objects on the screen, often without conventional programming, though the language HyperTalk can be used for more complex tasks.
- hypnodiet — a diet involving the use of hypnosis to change one's attitude to food
- hypodense — Less dense (than normal).
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- hysteroid — resembling hysteria.
- hywel dda — known as Hywel the Good. died 950 ad, Welsh prince. He united S and N Wales and codified Welsh law
- idle away — time, hours: pass lazily
- iechyd da — a drinking toast; good health; cheers
- immediacy — the state, condition, or quality of being immediate.
- immodesty — not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
- impliedly — involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.
- impudency — (now rare) Impudence.
- indecency — the quality or condition of being indecent.
- indelibly — making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.
- indemnify — to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
- indemnity — protection or security against damage or loss.
- indepthly — (nonstandard) in depth.
- indigency — Indigence.
- indolency — (obsolete) The lack of pain; absence of pain.
- iodimetry — iodometry.
- iodometry — a volumetric analytical procedure for determining iodine or materials that will liberate iodine or react with iodine.
- iridocyte — a guanine-containing cell in the skin of fish and some cephalopods, giving these animals their iridescence
- jaywalked — Simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk.
- jointedly — In a jointed way; with, or by means of, joints.
- journeyed — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- joy-rider — a pleasure ride in an automobile, especially when the vehicle is driven recklessly or used without the owner's permission.
- joyridden — Past participle of joyride.
- joyriders — Plural form of joyrider.
- kadiyevka — former name of Stakhanov.
- key drive — a very small, portable storage device that plugs into a computer and facilitates moving data between machines
- key field — (database) A field of a database (typically a relational database) table which together form a unique identifier for a record (a table entry). The aggregate of these fields is usually referred to simply as "the key".
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- ladderway — a vertical passageway with ladders.
- lady fern — a fern, Athyrium filix-femina, having delicate, feathery fronds.
- ladyloves — Plural form of ladylove.
- lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.