10-letter words containing t, o, r, a
- delta iron — an allotrope of iron that exists between 1400°C and the melting point of iron and has the same structure as alpha iron
- demarcator — to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of: to demarcate a piece of property.
- democratic — A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- demon star — Algol.
- denigrator — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- deodorants — Plural form of deodorant.
- deodourant — Rare spelling of deodorant.
- depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
- deportable — liable to deportation
- depositary — a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
- deprecator — to express earnest disapproval of.
- depredator — A person or thing that makes depredations, especially a predatory animal.
- depuration — The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
- depuratory — Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- dermatogen — a meristem at the apex of stems and roots that gives rise to the epidermis
- dermatomal — Anatomy. an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root.
- dermatomes — Plural form of dermatome.
- dermatoses — Plural form of dermatosis.
- dermatosis — any skin disease
- dermopathy — Disease of the skin.
- derogating — Present participle of derogate.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- desecrator — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- desert oak — a tree, Casuarina decaisneana, of Central and NW Australia, the timber of which is resistant to termite attack
- desiccator — any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desolatory — tending to cause desolation
- detonators — Plural form of detonator.
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- detractors — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- detractory — (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.
- devastator — to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop.
- diagometer — an instrument invented by Rousseau, formerly used to measure the electrical conductivity of substances
- diatropism — a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dictionary — (as modifier)
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- dilatorily — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- dissipator — One who, or that which, dissipates something.
- distractor — a person or thing that distracts the attention.
- distrainor — (legal) One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.
- ditrochean — consisting of two trochees
- ditto mark — Often, ditto marks. two small marks (″) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated.
- dittograph — an instance of dittography; a passage containing reduplicated syllables, letters, etc.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.