9-letter words containing t, c, l
- defalcate — to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
- deflected — curved or bent downward.
- deflector — A device that deflects something, in particular.
- deictical — Deictic.
- deistical — a person who believes in deism.
- delectate — to delight (a person)
- delicates — Underwear or lingerie.
- delictual — (legal) Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort).
- demulcent — soothing; mollifying
- denticles — Plural form of denticle.
- derelicts — Plural form of derelict.
- dialectal — of a dialect.
- dialectic — People refer to the dialectic or dialectics of a situation when they are referring to the way in which two very different forces or factors work together, and the way in which their differences are resolved.
- diastolic — (of blood pressure) indicating the arterial pressure during the interval between heartbeats.
- dictional — of or relating to diction
- difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- dilatancy — dilating; expanding.
- diplontic — (of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form, except for the gametes, is diploid.
- dirichlet — Peter Gustav Lejeune [pey-tuh r goo s-tahf luh-zhœn] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈgʊs tɑf ləˈʒœn/ (Show IPA), 1805–59, German mathematician.
- dishcloth — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dishclout — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dislocate — to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.
- docetaxel — A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
- doctorial — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- doleritic — Of the nature of dolerite.
- dolmetsch — Arnold. 1858–1940, British musician, born in France. He contributed greatly to the revival of interest in early music and instruments
- dolomitic — (geology) Of, pertaining to or containing dolomite.
- dratchell — a scruffy woman; a slut; a drab
- dropcloth — A large piece of plastic or canvas put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.
- dualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- ducktails — Plural form of ducktail.
- duct keel — box keel.
- ductility — capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
- dulcitude — Sweetness.
- dulcorate — (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.
- duplicate — a copy exactly like an original.
- duplicity — deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
- dustcloth — a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.
- dutch elm — a widely planted hybrid elm tree, Ulmus hollandica, with spreading branches and a short trunk
- dutch lap — a method of laying shingles, slates, or the like, in which each shingle or slate overlaps those below and to one side and is itself overlapped by those above and to the other side.
- duty call — a visit made for reasons of obligation rather than for social reasons
- dyslectic — Dyslexic.
- echelette — a diffraction grating designed to reflect infrared radiation.
- eclamptic — Of or pertaining to eclampsia.
- ecologist — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- ectoblast — the ectoderm.
- ectoplasm — Biology. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Compare endoplasm.
- ectosteal — the ossification of cartilage that begins under the perichondrium and proceeds inward.
- effectual — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.