9-letter words containing i, n, c, a, d
- condillac — Étienne Bonnot de (etjɛn bɔno də). 1715–80, French philosopher. He developed Locke's view that all knowledge derives from the senses in his Traité des sensations (1754)
- confidant — Someone's confidant is a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- conrad ii — c990–1039, king of Germany 1024–39 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1027–39.
- conrad iv — 1228–54, king of Germany 1237–54 and Sicily 1251–54; uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (son of Frederick II).
- contadina — (in Italy) a female farmer or peasant
- contadino — (in Italy) a male farmer or peasant
- contained — kept from going beyond certain limits; confined
- coordinal — (of animals or plants) belonging to the same order
- coriander — Coriander is a plant with seeds that are used as a spice and leaves that are used as a herb.
- cornbraid — to braid (hair) in close parallel rows, creating a hairstyle known as a corn row
- corrading — Present participle of corrade.
- crinoidal — (zoology) Relating to, consisting of, or containing crinoids.
- crusading — campaigning
- curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- cyanamide — a white or colourless crystalline soluble weak dibasic acid, which can be hydrolysed to urea. Formula: H2NCN
- cystidean — any one of the order of fossil echinoderms Cystidea
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- dancelike — Having the characteristics of a dance.
- dandiacal — of the nature of a dandy, like a dandy
- daycation — a day trip to a resort, hotel, etc that does not involve staying the night
- decamping — Present participle of decamp.
- decanting — to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- deceasing — Present participle of decease.
- decennial — lasting for ten years
- declaring — Present participle of declare.
- declinant — a person who is declining or diminishing in luck or wealth
- declinate — (esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping
- defiances — Plural form of defiance.
- demilance — A light lance; a short spear.
- demoniacs — Plural form of demoniac.
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- descaling — Present participle of descale.
- desiccant — desiccating or drying
- detaching — Present participle of detach.
- deucalion — the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus (Deucalion's flood). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women
- deviances — deviant quality or state.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diaconate — the office, sacramental status, or period of office of a deacon
- diactinic — able to transmit photochemically active radiation
- dianetics — A discipline devised by w L. Ron Hubbard designed to heal psychosomatic illnesses by cleansing the mind of engrams.
- dianoetic — of or relating to thought, esp to discursive reasoning rather than intuition
- diaphonic — Of or pertaining to diaphony.
- dibucaine — a compound, C 20 H 29 N 3 O 2 , used as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- dicentras — Plural form of dicentra.
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- dictating — to say or read (something) aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record: to dictate some letters to a secretary.
- dictation — Dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone else to write down.