9-letter words containing s, d, i
- diaspores — Plural form of diaspore.
- diasporic — of or relating to a (or the) Diaspora
- diastases — Medicine/Medical. the separation of normally joined parts, as in the dislocation of bones, without fracture.
- diastasis — the separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
- diastatic — Biochemistry. of or relating to diastase. having the properties of diastase: diastatic action.
- diastemic — a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.
- diastolic — (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
- diasystem — a linguistic system forming a common denominator for a group or set of dialects.
- diatheses — Plural form of diathesis.
- diathesis — a hereditary or acquired susceptibility of the body to one or more diseases
- diatomist — a person specializing in the study of diatoms
- diatribes — Plural form of diatribe.
- diazeuxis — the separation of two tetrachords by the interval of a tone
- dicacious — teasing and cheeky in the way one speaks
- dicastery — A term used by the Vatican corresponding to ministry or department as subdivisions of the papal Curia, referring to the administrative departments of the Vatican City State, as well as strictly ecclesiastical departments; more often termed congregation.
- dicentras — Plural form of dicentra.
- dichasium — a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bearing a flower gives rise to two other flowering branches, as in the stitchwort
- 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
- dick test — a skin test for determining whether a person is immune or susceptible to scarlet fever
- dickerson — Eric Demetric [dih-me-trik] /dɪˈmɛ trɪk/ (Show IPA), born 1960, U.S. football player.
- dickinson — Emily. 1830–86, US poet, noted for her short, mostly unrhymed, mystical lyrics
- diclinous — (of flowering plants) bearing unisexual flowers
- dicrotism — having or pertaining to a double beat of the pulse for each beat of the heart.
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- dictators — Plural form of dictator.
- didactics — the art or science of teaching
- didrikson — Mildred(Mrs. George Zaharias) 1913-56; U.S. athlete in many sports
- die-stamp — to produce words or decoration on (a surface) by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- dies irae — a Latin hymn on the Day of Judgment, commonly sung in a Requiem Mass.
- dieseling — after-run.
- dieselize — to equip with diesel machinery.
- diesinker — an engraver of dies for stamping or embossing.
- diestocks — Plural form of diestock.
- dietetics — pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
- diffusate — (in dialysis) the solution or the crystalline material that passes into it through the semipermeable membrane; dialyzate.
- diffusely — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- diffusers — Plural form of diffuser.
- diffusing — Present participle of diffuse.
- diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
- diffusive — tending to diffuse; characterized by diffusion.
- digastric — (of a muscle) having two bellies with an intermediate tendon.
- digenesis — alternation of generations.
- digestant — a substance that promotes digestion.
- digesters — Plural form of digester.
- digesting — Present participle of digest.
- digestion — the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.
- digestive — serving for or pertaining to digestion; having the function of digesting food: the digestive tract.
- digitalis — any plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially the common foxglove, D. purpurea.
- digitised — Simple past tense and past participle of digitise.
- digitiser — Alternative spelling of digitizer.