8-letter words containing t, e, l, d
- delsarte — François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- deltoids — Plural form of deltoid.
- deluster — remove the lustre from
- delustre — to remove the lustre from (something)
- demivolt — a half turn on the hind legs
- dentally — in relation to the teeth
- dentelle — an ornamentation worked on a book, resembling lace
- denticle — a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
- dentinal — the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- dentural — of or relating to dentures
- depilate — to remove the hair from
- depleted — reduced or exhausted
- depleter — a thing that depletes something
- depletes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplete.
- derelict — A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.
- derilict — Misspelling of derelict.
- desalted — Simple past tense and past participle of desalt.
- desalter — an apparatus for desalting
- deselect — (of a constituency organization) to refuse to select (an existing MP) for re-election
- desilted — earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- desilter — A desilter is a device, usually a hydrocyclone, at the surface which removes very small particles from the drilling mud.
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- detailed — A detailed report or plan contains a lot of details.
- detailee — An employee of a United States government agency on assignment or loan.
- detailer — a person who cares for (polishes, repaints, cleans, etc) cars
- detailly — In detail.
- detangle — to remove tangles from (hair)
- detassel — to remove the upper, pollen-bearing part (the tassel) of a corn (maize) plant and place it on the ground. This is done to one variety of corn in a plantation containing two varieties, so that all the corn will be pollinated by a single variety, thus producing fertile hybrids
- detrital — rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
- deviltry — reckless mischief, fun, etc.
- devolute — (obsolete) To devolve.
- devoutly — Devoutly is used to emphasize how sincerely or deeply you hope for something or believe in something.
- diacetyl — a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- dielytra — a member of a genus of flowering herbaceous plants including bleeding heart
- digitule — any small finger-like process
- dilatate — dilated; broadened.
- dilative — serving or tending to dilate.
- diligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- diluents — Plural form of diluent.
- diluters — Plural form of diluter.
- dilutive — to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- dimethyl — ethane.
- dipteral — dipterous.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- dirtless — Free of dirt.
- dithecal — having two thecae or receptacles
- divalent — having a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe ++ .