8-letter words containing r, a, d, i, c
- charidee — a jocular spelling of charity, as pronounced in a mid-Atlantic accent
- chokidar — (in India) a warden, custodian, or gatekeeper
- chondria — a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- citrated — treated with a citrate
- cityward — towards a city
- clarinda — a female given name, form of Clara.
- clorinda — a female given name.
- cnidaria — an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- coadmire — to admire together
- conrad i — died a.d. 918, king of Germany 911–918.
- coracoid — a paired ventral bone of the pectoral girdle in vertebrates. In mammals it is reduced to a peg (the coracoid process) on the scapula
- cordelia — a feminine name
- cordials — Plural form of cordial.
- cordwain — cordovan leather
- corridas — Plural form of corrida.
- cradling — a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks
- cressida — (in medieval adaptations of the story of Troy) a woman who deserts her Trojan lover Troilus for the Greek Diomedes
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- deracine — uprooted
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- diapiric — of or pertaining to a diapir; of the nature of a diapir
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- dicaprio — Leonardo. born 1974, US film actor; his films include Romeo and Juliet (1996), Titanic (1997), Gangs of New York (2002), The Departed (2006), and Django Unchained (2012)
- dicentra — any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae
- dictator — A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- diffract — to break up or bend by diffraction.
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- discards — Plural form of discard.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- distract — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- draconic — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- draconid — any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.
- draconis — a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.
- dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- drip cap — a molding over an opening for catching and shedding rain water.
- drucilla — a female given name.
- filecard — a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 cm) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
- filmcard — microfiche.
- fricando — fricandeau.
- grimaced — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- hadronic — (physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons.
- hardwick — Elizabeth, 1916–2007, U.S. novelist and critic.
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- hrdlicka — Aleš [ah-lesh] /ˈɑ lɛʃ/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. anthropologist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- hydracid — an acid that does not contain oxygen, as hydrochloric acid, HCl.