9-letter words that end in a
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- didrachma — An Ancient Greek silver coin worth two drachmas.
- difflugia — a genus of ameboid protozoans that construct a shell of cemented sand grains.
- digambara — the earlier of the two principal Jain sects, whose members went naked.
- diglossia — the widespread existence within a society of sharply divergent formal and informal varieties of a language each used in different social contexts or for performing different functions, as the existence of Katharevusa and Demotic in modern Greece.
- dinomania — a strong interest in or enthusiasm for dinosaurs
- diplomata — Plural form of diploma.
- dire dawa — city in E Ethiopia: pop. 98,000
- discordia — the ancient Roman goddess of discord, identified with the Greek goddess Eris.
- dishdasha — An ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men.
- djajapura — a city in and the capital of Irian Jaya, on the NE coast, in Indonesia.
- docudrama — a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.
- dogaressa — the wife of a doge
- dulcamara — a type of vine with orange fruit and purple flowers that is a member of the Solanaceae family
- dumb dora — a foolishly simple, stupid, or scatterbrained woman.
- dyschezia — Difficult or painful defecation.
- dyscrasia — An abnormal or disordered state of the body or of a bodily part.
- dysgeusia — an impairment of the sense of taste.
- dysgnosia — any intellectual impairment.
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dysmnesia — an impairment of memory.
- dyspepsia — deranged or impaired digestion; indigestion (opposed to eupepsia).
- dysphagia — difficulty in swallowing.
- dysphasia — inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.
- dysphemia — any impairment in the ability to speak.
- dysphonia — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dysplasia — abnormal growth or development of cells, tissue, bone, or an organ.
- dyspraxia — inability to perform coordinated movements.
- dysthesia — an unusual or disagreeable feeling in or on the body compared to crawling or burning
- dysthymia — depression; despondency or a tendency to be despondent.
- dzungaria — a region in N Sinkiang, China: a Mongol kingdom during the 11th to 14th centuries.
- east asia — the countries and land area of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, Mongolia, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and the Russian Federation in Asia.
- echeveria — any of numerous succulent plants of the genus Echeveria, native to tropical America and having thick leaves characteristically forming rosettes.
- echinacea — any of several coneflowers of the genus Echinacea whose leaves, roots, and other parts are used in herbal medicine to promote wound healing and enhance the immune system.
- echolalia — Psychiatry. the uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by another person.
- eclampsia — a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions.
- ecophobia — Fear of one\u2019s home.
- eduskunta — the Finnish parliament in Helsinki
- emboscata — a sudden attack or raid
- emphysema — A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
- empyreuma — the smell and taste associated with burning vegetable and animal matter
- enanthema — An ulcer or eruption occurring on a mucus-secreting surface such as the inside of the mouth.
- encephala — Plural form of encephalon.
- enchilada — A rolled tortilla with a filling typically of meat and served with a chili sauce.
- entamoeba — any parasitic amoeba of the genus Entamoeba (or Endamoeba), esp E. histolytica, which lives in the intestines of humans and causes amoebic dysentery
- epicardia — Plural form of epicardium.
- epicentra — epicentres
- epicrania — tissue covering the cranium
- epilimnia — upper layers of water in lakes