9-letter words containing o, a, t, e
- cryolathe — an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
- cupolated — having a cupola or cupolas.
- cut above — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- cutaneous — of, relating to, or affecting the skin
- cyanotype — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
- cytopenia — a condition characterized by a deficiency of a type of blood cells
- cytosmear — (cytology) A sample of cells, in the form of a smear on a microscope slide, that has been stained ready for diagnostic examination.
- dacoitage — (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang or dacoit
- damourite — (mineral) A kind of muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.
- dataglove — a glove connected to a computer and equipped with sensors allowing the actual movements of a person's hand to manipulate virtual objects
- date from — If something dates from a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
- datebooks — Plural form of datebook.
- davenport — a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side
- dawsonite — a mineral that is made up of sodium and aluminium hydrous carbonate and occurs in crystalline form
- dead spot — Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
- dead-spot — Anatomy. a small area on the retina that is insensitive to light due to the interruption, where the optic nerve joins the retina, of the normal pattern of light-sensitive rods and cones.
- deadstock — the merchandise or commodities of a shop, etc, that is unsold and generating no income
- deaerator — a piece of apparatus that extracts a gas from a liquid
- death row — If someone is on death row, they are in the part of a prison which contains the cells for criminals who have been sentenced to death.
- deathblow — a thing or event that destroys life or hope, esp suddenly
- decanoate — (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of decanoic acid.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- decimator — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- decollate — to separate (continuous stationery, etc) into individual forms
- decorated — (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
- decorates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decorate.
- decorator — A decorator is a person whose job is to paint houses or put wallpaper up.
- dedicator — to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- defecator — One who defecates.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- deflators — Plural form of deflator.
- deflorate — (of a plant) having lost its flowers
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- defoliate — To defoliate an area or the plants in it means to cause the leaves on the plants to fall off or be destroyed. This is done especially in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- deisolate — to remove from isolation.
- del sarto — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- delegator — a person who delegates
- deltoidal — of or relating to a river delta.
- demantoid — a bright green variety of andradite garnet
- demo tape — a tape with a sample of someone's music recorded on it
- democrats — Plural form of democrat.
- democraty — Obsolete form of democracy.
- demoparty — (demoscene) A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- denotable — Capable of being denoted or marked.
- denotates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denotate.
- denotatum — (linguistics, philosophy) Something that is denoted; a referent.
- dentation — the state or condition of being dentate
- deodorant — Deodorant is a substance that you can use on your body to hide or prevent the smell of sweat.
- deoxidant — an agent that deoxidizes.
- dermatoid — resembling skin