10-letter words containing e, d, r, i, o
- detrivores — Plural form of detrivore.
- devalorize — Devalue.
- devonshire — 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish. 1833–1908, British politician, also known (1858–91) as Lord Hartington. He led the Liberal Party (1874–80) and left it to found the Liberal Unionist Party (1886)
- dexterious — Misspelling of dextrous, alternative spelling to dexterous.
- dextrinoid — (mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns reddish-brown upon application of Melzer's reagent.
- diagometer — an instrument invented by Rousseau, formerly used to measure the electrical conductivity of substances
- diaphorase — a flavoprotein enzyme operating in mitochondria, acting as a catalyst in the process of dye reduction or oxidation
- diarrhoeal — Standard spelling of diarrheal.
- dibromides — Plural form of dibromide.
- dichloride — a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- didgeridoo — A didgeridoo is an Australian musical instrument that consists of a long pipe which makes a low sound when you blow into it.
- difluoride — (chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule.
- digression — the act of digressing.
- dihydrogen — (chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.
- dime store — five-and-ten (def 1).
- dimetrodon — an extinct carnivorous mammallike reptile, of the genus Dimetrodon, dominant in North America during the Permian Period, up to 10 feet (3.1 meter) long and usually bearing spinal sails.
- dimorphite — a mineral, arsenic sulfide, As 4 S 3 , yellow-orange in color and similar in its properties to orpiment.
- dinitrogen — (chemistry) the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.
- directions — the act or an instance of directing.
- directoire — noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of the mid-1790s, characterized by an increasing use of Greco-Roman forms along with an introduction, toward the end, of Egyptian motifs: usually includes the Consulate period.
- diremption — a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.
- dirty joke — vulgar piece of humour
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disclosers — Plural form of discloser.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- discolored — Changed in color in a way that is less attractive.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- discounter — a person who discounts.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursed — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discourser — One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.
- discourses — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- discovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discoverer — a person who discovers.
- discretion — the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
- discrowned — Simple past tense and past participle of discrown.
- disembargo — to remove an embargo from.
- disembroil — to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.
- disempower — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disendorse — (transitive) To cease to endorse; to withdraw endorsement.
- disendower — One who disendows.
- disenviron — to set free from a specific environment
- disfavored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disfrocked — Simple past tense and past participle of disfrock.
- disherison — disinheritance.
- disheritor — someone who disinherits
- dishonored — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dishonorer — (American spelling) Alternative form of dishonourer.