9-letter words containing t, r, i, p
- dipterous — Entomology. belonging or pertaining to the order Diptera, comprising the houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats, characterized by a single, anterior pair of membranous wings with the posterior pair reduced to small, knobbed structures.
- dirt poor — lacking nearly all material means or resources for living.
- dirt-poor — lacking nearly all material means or resources for living.
- diruption — (archaic) disruption.
- dis pater — Dis.
- disparate — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
- disparted — Simple past tense and past participle of dispart.
- disported — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- disprofit — to (cause to) fail to profit
- disputers — Plural form of disputer.
- disrepute — bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually preceded by in or into): Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute.
- disrupted — Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.
- disrupter — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- disruptor — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- disspirit — dispirit.
- distemper — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- diterpene — (chemistry) any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin.
- dragstrip — a race course for drag racing
- draintrap — A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.
- drip tray — a tray, sometimes with a slotted cover, designed to catch drips, as under a beer tap, sump, plant pot, etc
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- drop girt — a girt running beneath the ends of joists and at right angles to them.
- droplight — an electric or gas lamp suspended from the ceiling or wall by a flexible cord or tube.
- dry point — a technique of engraving, especially on copper, in which a sharp-pointed needle is used for producing furrows having a burr that is often retained in order to produce a print characterized by soft, velvety black lines.
- ectropion — A condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball.
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- entropies — Plural form of entropy.
- entropion — the turning inwards of the edge of the eyelid
- epicenter — The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
- epicentra — epicentres
- epicentre — (seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- epicritic — (of certain nerve fibres of the skin) serving to perceive and distinguish fine variations of temperature or touch
- epilators — Plural form of epilator.
- epistoler — One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler.
- epitapher — one who writes epitaphs
- epuration — purification
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- esotropia — A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turns inward.
- esotropic — (of an eye) turning inwards
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- evaporite — A natural salt or mineral deposit left after the evaporation of a body of water.
- exit ramp — a short roadway by which vehicles may leave a major highway
- exotropia — (medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards.
- exotropic — (of an eye) turning outwards
- expatriot — Misspelling of expatriate.
- expediter — A person who expedites.
- expeditor — Alternative spelling of expediter.
- experient — A person who experiences something.