8-letter words containing t, e, r
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- dermato- — indicating skin
- derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
- desalter — an apparatus for desalting
- descript — Archaic form of described.
- deserted — abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- deserter — A deserter is someone who leaves their job in the armed forces without permission.
- desertic — (of soil) developing in hot, dry climates
- desilter — A desilter is a device, usually a hydrocyclone, at the surface which removes very small particles from the drilling mud.
- desirest — (archaic) Second-person singular present simple form of 'desire'.
- desireth — Archaic third-person singular form of desire.
- desserts — Plural form of dessert.
- desterro — former name of Florianópolis.
- destress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- destrier — a war horse; charger
- destroys — Put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.
- destruct — to destroy (one's own missile or rocket) for safety
- detacher — One who or that which detaches.
- detailer — a person who cares for (polishes, repaints, cleans, etc) cars
- detainer — the wrongful withholding of the property of another person
- detector — A detector is an instrument which is used to discover that something is present somewhere, or to measure how much of something there is.
- deterges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deterge.
- determin — Obsolete form of determine.
- deterred — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- deterrer — a person who or a thing that deters
- detester — Someone who detests, a hater.
- dethrone — If a king, queen, or other powerful person is dethroned, they are removed from their position of power.
- deticker — an implement or chemical agent used to remove ticks (from an animal)
- detorted — Simple past tense and past participle of detort.
- detoured — Simple past tense and past participle of detour.
- detracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract.
- detrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain.
- detraque — insane person
- detrital — rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
- detritus — Detritus is the small pieces of rubbish that remain after an event has finished or when something has been used.
- detrusor — a muscle in the wall of the bladder
- deturned — Simple past tense and past participle of deturn.
- deuteric — of, pertaining to, or resulting from the metasomatic changes taking place in igneous rock or magma as it solidifies
- deutero- — second or secondary
- deuteron — the nucleus of a deuterium atom, consisting of one proton and one neutron
- deventer — an industrial city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province, on the River IJssel: medieval intellectual centre; early centre of Dutch printing. Pop: 88 000 (2003 est)
- deviator — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- deviltry — reckless mischief, fun, etc.
- dextrine — a soluble, gummy substance, formed from starch by the action of heat, acids, or ferments, occurring in various forms and having dextrorotatory properties: used chiefly as a thickening agent in printing inks and food, as a mucilage, and as a substitute for gum arabic and other natural substances.
- dextrose — Dextrose is a natural form of sugar that is found in fruits, honey, and in the blood of animals.
- dextrous — dexterous
- diameter — The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it.
- diametre — Alternative form of diameter.
- diatreme — a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- diatribe — A diatribe is an angry speech or article which is extremely critical of someone's ideas or activities.