9-letter words containing tr
- detrivore — (biology) Any organism that feeds on detritus.
- detruding — Present participle of detrude.
- detrusion — the act of detruding.
- devitrify — to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state
- dextrorse — (of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a helix from left to right or anticlockwise
- diametral — located on or forming a diameter
- diametric — of, relating to, or along a diameter
- diatretum — a type of decorative Roman bowl or cup made of glass
- diatribes — Plural form of diatribe.
- diatropic — the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.
- dicentras — Plural form of dicentra.
- dicentric — an abnormal chromosome with two centromeres
- digastric — (of a muscle) having two bellies with an intermediate tendon.
- dimitrovo — a city in W Bulgaria, near Sofia.
- dinitrate — (chemistry) Any compound having two nitrate groups.
- dioestrus — diestrus.
- dioptrate — (of a compound eye) divided by a transverse line
- dioptrics — the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.
- directrix — Geometry. a fixed line used in the description of a curve or surface.
- dislustre — to lose or remove lustre
- distracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distract.
- distraint — the act of distraining; a distress.
- distraite — (of a woman) inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
- districts — Plural form of district.
- distrusts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distrust.
- ditrochee — a form of poetic meter in which two trochees constitute one metrical unit.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- doctrines — Plural form of doctrine.
- dog track — racing circuit for dogs
- dog train — a sleigh drawn by a team of dogs
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- downtrend — a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
- 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
- dumptruck — a small truck used on building sites, having a load-bearing container at the front that can be tipped up to unload the contents
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dystrophy — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- ectropion — A condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball.
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- electress — The wife of a German elector.
- electrets — Plural form of electret.
- electrics — All the electrical components and wiring of a machine or system.
- electrify — Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.
- electrize — To electrify.
- electrode — A conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance, or region.
- electrons — Plural form of electron.
- elutriate — Separate (lighter and heavier particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas.
- emmetrope — A person with emmetropia, perfect vision.