9-letter words containing o, u, r, i
- diandrous — (of some flowers or flowering plants) having two stamens
- dicumarol — a white, crystalline powder, C19H12O6, originally extracted from spoiled sweet clover, used to retard blood clots
- diner-out — a person who dines out.
- dinosaurs — any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- dioestrus — diestrus.
- dipterous — Entomology. belonging or pertaining to the order Diptera, comprising the houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats, characterized by a single, anterior pair of membranous wings with the posterior pair reduced to small, knobbed structures.
- dirhinous — having paired nostrils.
- diruption — (archaic) disruption.
- discolour — Alternative spelling of discolor.
- discoured — Simple past tense and past participle of discoure.
- discoures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discoure.
- discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- disfavour — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dishumour — to upset or offend
- disposure — disposal; disposition.
- disruptor — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- dolichuri — poetic term
- doronicum — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, comprising the leopard's-banes.
- doughtier — Comparative form of doughty.
- dried out — recovered; detoxified
- drive out — To drive out something means to make it disappear or stop operating.
- droitural — pertaining to right of ownership as distinguished from right of possession.
- drum into — instill by repetition
- dubrovnik — a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: resort.
- duikerbok — duiker.
- duobinary — denoting a communications system for coding digital data in which three data bands are used, 0, +1, –1
- durations — Plural form of duration.
- echiuroid — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Echiuroidea, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas, having at the mouth a ciliated, often elongated prostomium.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- egrecious — Misspelling of egregious.
- egregious — Outstandingly bad; shocking.
- emporiums — Plural form of emporium.
- epuration — purification
- equimolar — (chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds).
- eruciform — Shaped like a caterpillar.
- erudition — The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- essaouira — a port in SW Morocco on the Atlantic. Pop: 84 000 (2003)
- euchloric — relating to euchlorine
- eulogizer — A person who eulogizes.
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- euro-isdn — European Integrated Services Digital Network. An ETSI standard for Integrated Services Digital Network being phased in in March 1994. Euro-ISDN will allow full transparent interworking between all European countries (members of the CEPT). It is available on a commercial basis in most European countries.
- euro-size — (of clothes, shoes, etc) European in size or measurement
- europhile — One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- euthyroid — having a thyroid gland that functions normally
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- excursion — A short journey or trip, esp. one engaged in as a leisure activity.