9-letter words containing t, r, e, l, i
- decilitre — one tenth of a litre
- dekaliter — ten liters, or one tenth of a hectoliter (2.6418 gallons liquid measure or 1.135 pecks dry measure): abbrev. dal
- delibrate — (obsolete) To strip off the bark; to peel.
- delighter — a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
- delimiter — a character or group of characters which mark a limit in computer code
- deliriant — involving or causing delirium.
- derelicts — Plural form of derelict.
- detailers — Plural form of detailer.
- diametral — located on or forming a diameter
- dietarily — of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
- dilberted — (jargon) To be exploited and oppressed by your boss. Derived from the experiences of Dilbert, the geek-in-hell comic strip character. "I've been dilberted again. The old man revised the specs for the fourth time this week."
- dirichlet — Peter Gustav Lejeune [pey-tuh r goo s-tahf luh-zhœn] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈgʊs tɑf ləˈʒœn/ (Show IPA), 1805–59, German mathematician.
- dislustre — to lose or remove lustre
- distiller — an apparatus for distilling, as a condenser; still.
- doleritic — Of the nature of dolerite.
- driftless — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- earthlike — Of a planet, resembling the Earth.
- earthling — an inhabitant of earth; mortal.
- editorial — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- elaterite — a dark brown naturally occurring bitumen resembling rubber
- elaterium — a greenish sediment prepared from the juice of the squirting cucumber, used as a purgative
- electrics — All the electrical components and wiring of a machine or system.
- electrify — Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.
- electrize — To electrify.
- eleutheri — a fictitious secret society of free thinkers
- elutriate — Separate (lighter and heavier particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas.
- embrittle — Make or become brittle.
- entrailed — Simple past tense and past participle of entrail.
- epilators — Plural form of epilator.
- epistoler — One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler.
- eristical — Obsolete form of eristic.
- erratical — (rare) erratic.
- erstwhile — Former.
- eruditely — In a learned or scholarly manner.
- estradiol — A major estrogen produced in the ovaries.
- estrildid — (zoology) Any weaverbird of the family Estrildidae.
- estuarial — Relating to an estuary.
- etherical — relating to ether
- eviternal — (obsolete) eternal; everlasting.
- exploiter — One who exploits.
- exsertile — (biology) Capable of being thrust out or protruded.
- extrusile — being thrust or forced out
- fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
- faltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- febrility — pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish.
- feliciter — happily; successfully
- fellatrix — A woman who performs fellatio.
- fernticle — (obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
- fertilely — In a fertile manner.
- fertilise — Biology. to render (the female gamete) capable of development by uniting it with the male gamete. to fecundate or impregnate (an animal or plant).