9-letter words containing o, e, i, l
- coulisses — Plural form of coulisse.
- countline — (in the confectionery trade) a chocolate-based bar
- courtlike — reminiscent of the court in style or manner; elegant; courtly
- covellite — an indigo-blue copper sulphide ore, often referred to as blue copper or indigo copper
- coverslip — a very thin piece of glass placed over a specimen on a glass slide that is to be examined under a microscope
- creolized — (of a language) incorporating a considerable range of features from one or more unrelated languages, as the result of contact between language communities
- crepoline — a light silk or silk and wool material used in dressmaking
- crinoline — A crinoline was a round frame which women wore under their skirts in the 19th century.
- crocodile — A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body and strong jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and eat meat.
- crokinole — a board game popular in Canada in which players flick wooden discs
- cronelike — Like a crone; old and withered.
- crossline — a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
- crotaline — of or relating to rattlesnakes (Crotalinae)
- crude oil — Crude oil is oil in its natural state before it has been processed or refined.
- cryophile — (biology) An organism that thrives at low temperatures.
- cyclonite — a white crystalline insoluble explosive prepared by the action of nitric acid on hexamethylenetetramine; cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine: used in bombs and shells. Formula: C3H6N6O6
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- daedalion — a son of Lucifer who, despondent over the death of his daughter Chione, leaped off Parnassus: Apollo changed him into a hawk.
- dalhousie — 9th Earl of, title of George Ramsay. 1770–1838, British general; governor of the British colonies in Canada (1819–28)
- dandelion — A dandelion is a wild plant which has yellow flowers with lots of thin petals. When the petals of each flower drop off, a fluffy white ball of seeds grows.
- de molina — Tirso (ˈtirso). Pen name of Gabriel Téllez. ?1571–1648, Spanish dramatist; author of the first dramatic treatment of the Don Juan legend El Burlador de Sevilla (1630)
- de valois — Dame Ninette (niːˈnɛt). original name Edris Stannus. 1898–2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956)
- decapolis — a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome
- decillion — (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 60 zeros (1060)
- declivous — having a declining slope or gradient
- decompile — Produce source code from (compiled code).
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- deflexion — deflection
- defluxion — anything that flows downwards
- 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.
- deglorify — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- degloving — Present participle of deglove.
- deisolate — to remove from isolation.
- delacroix — (Ferdinand Victor) Eugène (øʒɛn). 1798–1863, French romantic painter whose use of colour and free composition influenced impressionism. His paintings of historical and contemporary scenes include The Massacre at Chios (1824)
- deletions — Plural form of deletion.
- delicious — very enjoyable; delightful
- delirious — Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever.
- delmonico — club steak.
- delousing — Present participle of delouse.
- deltoidal — of or relating to a river delta.
- deltoidei — deltoid
- delusions — Plural form of delusion.
- demiworld — demimonde (defs 4, 5).
- demonical — inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- demonlike — Resembling a demon in form or action.
- demophile — A friend of the people.
- denominal — denominative (def 2).
- depletion — a depleting or being depleted
- deploring — Present participle of deplore.