9-letter words containing i, o, n, e
- diosgenin — a crystalline compound, C 27 H 42 O 3 , the aglycone of dioscin: used in the synthesis of steroidal hormones, as of progesterone.
- diplotene — a late stage of prophase during meiosis, in which the chromatid pairs of the tetrads begin to separate and chiasmata can be seen.
- direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- disection — Misspelling of dissection.
- disenamor — to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with): He was disenamored of working in the city.
- disendows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disendow.
- disenroll — to dismiss or cause to become removed from a program of training, care, etc.: The academy disenrolled a dozen cadets.
- disentomb — to remove from the tomb; disinter.
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- disjoined — separated; disunited.
- disorient — to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- dispondee — a double spondee
- disproven — Alternative irregular form of the Past participle of disprove.
- dissogeny — the condition in ctenophores in which an individual has two periods of sexual maturity, one in the larval and one in the adult stage.
- dissonate — (music) To be dissonant.
- disthrone — (obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
- diversion — the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose: a diversion of industry into the war effort.
- do a line — to associate (with a person of the opposite sex) regularly; go out (with)
- do nicely — If someone or something is doing nicely, they are being successful.
- dobber-in — an informant or traitor
- docketing — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- doctrines — Plural form of doctrine.
- doddering — shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering: a doddering old man.
- dodginess — (uncountable) The condition of being dodgy.
- dogginess — the quality or characteristic of being doggy
- dolliness — the quality or characteristic of being like a doll
- dolphinet — a female dolphin
- dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- dominated — to rule over; govern; control.
- dominates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dominate.
- domineers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of domineer.
- dominique — one of an American breed of chicken, having slate-colored plumage crossed by light and dark bars, raised for its meat and brown eggs.
- don river — a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian Federation in Europe, to the Sea of Azov. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- donatives — Plural form of donative.
- donepezil — a drug used to treat dementia
- donizetti — Gaetano [gah-e-tah-naw] /ˌgɑ ɛˈtɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1797–1848, Italian operatic composer.
- dorkiness — The state or quality of being dorky.
- dottiness — The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied.
- dowdiness — The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.
- dowelling — Present participle of dowel.
- down-time — (jargon) A period of time during which a (computer) system is not operational, due to a malfunction or maintenance.
- downfield — In or to a position nearer to the opponents' end of a field.
- downiness — The quality of being downy.
- downpipes — Plural form of downpipe.
- downriver — Toward or situated at a point nearer the mouth of a river.
- downsides — Plural form of downside.
- downsized — Simple past tense and past participle of downsize.
- downsizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downsize.
- downslide — a decline or downward trend, as of prices.
- downweigh — (transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.