9-letter words containing ad
- adenoidal — having the nasal tones or impaired breathing of one with enlarged adenoids
- adenology — the branch of medicine dealing with the development, structure, function, and diseases of glands.
- adenomata — a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
- adenosine — a nucleoside formed by the condensation of adenine and ribose. It is present in all living cells in a combined form, as in ribonucleic acids. Formula: C10H13N5O4
- adenotomy — (anatomy) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
- adenylate — (organic chemistry) The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid;' adenosine monophosphate.
- adeodatus — Saint, died a.d. 676, pope 672–676.
- adephagia — bulimia (def 1).
- adeptness — very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
- adequated — Simple past tense and past participle of adequate.
- adherable — having the ability to adhere
- adherence — Adherence is the fact of adhering to a particular rule, agreement, or belief.
- adherents — Plural form of adherent.
- adhesions — Plural form of adhesion.
- adhesives — Plural form of adhesive.
- adhocracy — management that responds to urgent problems rather than planning to avoid them
- adiabatic — (of a thermodynamic process) taking place without loss or gain of heat
- adiaphora — matters of indifference
- adigranth — Granth.
- adipocere — a waxlike fatty substance formed during the decomposition of corpses
- adipocyte — a fat cell that accumulates and stores fats
- adipokine — (biochemistry) Any of several cytokines secreted by adipose tissue.
- adiposity — the state of being fat; obesity
- adjacence — the state of being adjacent
- adjacency — the quality or state of being adjacent; nearness
- adjection — Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
- adjective — An adjective is a word such as 'big', 'dead', or 'financial' that describes a person or thing, or gives extra information about them. Adjectives usually come before nouns or after link verbs.
- adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- adjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- adjudging — Present participle of adjudge.
- adjunctly — In an adjunct manner.
- adjusters — Plural form of adjuster.
- adjusting — Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.
- adjustive — allowing for adjustment
- adjutancy — the rank or office of a military adjutant
- adjutants — Plural form of adjutant.
- adjuvants — Plural form of adjuvant.
- adlibbing — to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
- admeasure — to measure out (land, etc) as a share; apportion
- adminicle — something contributing to prove a point without itself being complete proof
- adminship — The role of an administrator; administratorship.
- admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.
- admirably — worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
- admiralty — In Britain, the Admiralty is the government department that is in charge of the navy.
- admirance — an admiration (for)
- admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
- admissive — tending to admit.
- admittees — a person who has been or is going to be admitted: Every admittee must present a ticket at the door.
- admitting — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- admixture — Admixture means the same as mixture.