9-letter words containing r, h, d, i
- chondrify — to become or convert into cartilage
- chondrite — a stony meteorite consisting mainly of silicate minerals in the form of chondrules
- chondroid — cartilaginous or similar to cartilage
- chordwise — in the direction of an aerofoil chord
- choroidal — relating to the choroid
- chowkidar — (in India) a watchman or gatekeeper.
- chromatid — either of the two strands into which a chromosome divides during mitosis. They separate to form daughter chromosomes at anaphase
- chromidia — chromatins in cell cytoplasm
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- churidars — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- crisphead — a variety of lettuce with a dense cabbage-like head and mild crunchy leaves
- d-horizon — a stratum, as of rock, sometimes underlying the C-horizon
- deciphers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher.
- deckchair — A deckchair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Deckchairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the garden.
- degarnish — to remove ornamentation from (something)
- dehorning — Present participle of dehorn.
- delighter — a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
- dervishes — Plural form of dervish.
- derzhavin — Gavril Romanovich [gah-vril roh-mah-nuh-vich;; Russian guh-vryil ruh-mah-nuh-vyich] /gɑˈvrɪl roʊˈmɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian gəˈvryɪl rəˈmɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1743–1816, Russian poet.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diagraphs — Plural form of diagraph.
- diaphragm — Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe.
- diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diarrheas — Plural form of diarrhea.
- diarrheic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of diarrhea.
- diarrhoea — If someone has diarrhoea, a lot of liquid faeces comes out of their body because they are ill.
- diathermy — local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichroism — a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light
- dichroite — cordierite.
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dichromic — of or involving only two colours; dichromatic
- didrachma — An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
- differeth — Archaic third-person singular form of differ.
- digraphic — Of or pertaining to a digraph.
- dihedrals — Plural form of dihedral.
- dihybrids — Plural form of dihybrid.
- dihydrate — a hydrate that contains two molecules of water, as potassium sulfite, K 2 SO 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- dihydroxy — (of a molecule) containing two hydroxyl groups.
- dimorphic — having two forms.
- dinothere — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- dirhinous — having paired nostrils.
- dirichlet — Peter Gustav Lejeune [pey-tuh r goo s-tahf luh-zhœn] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈgʊs tɑf ləˈʒœn/ (Show IPA), 1805–59, German mathematician.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- disbranch — to break or cut (a branch) off a tree or shrub.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- dischurch — to cause (a church) to no longer be a church
- dish rack — frame for drying dishes
- dishonors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishonor.
- dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.