8-letter words containing a, n, t, i, d
- bidental — a sacred place where lightning has struck
- blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- canidate — Eye dialect of candidate.
- catenoid — the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis
- cavitand — (chemistry) any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.
- centiday — One one-hundredth (1/100) of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
- ctenidia — any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- daintier — Comparative form of dainty.
- dainties — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- daintily — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- daltonic — color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green.
- dateline — the date and location of a story, placed at the top of an article
- daturine — a poisonous substance found in plants belonging to the Solanaceae family
- daunting — Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- debating — the activity of taking part in debates
- debation — Debating.
- decating — a finishing process for making fabric more lustrous, for improving the tactile quality of the nap, and for setting the material to reduce shrinkage.
- dedicant — a person who devotes or dedicates
- definate — Misspelling of definite.
- delation — Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- dementia — Dementia is a serious illness of the mind.
- dentaria — a genus of plant within the family Brassicaceae, in some systems of classification considered identical with the genus Cardimime
- dentinal — the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- derating — Present participle of derate.
- deration — to end rationing of (food, petrol, etc)
- detained — Simple past tense and past participle of detain.
- detainee — A detainee is someone who is held prisoner by a government because of his or her political views or activities.
- detainer — the wrongful withholding of the property of another person
- detrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain.
- deviants — Plural form of deviant.
- diactine — a sponge spicule having two rays that develop in different directions from a single point of origin
- diamante — Diamante jewellery is made from small pieces of cut glass which look like diamonds.
- diamonte — A seven-line poem describing two opposite subjects using only adjectives, nouns and participles.
- dianetic — Of or pertaining to dianetics.
- dianthus — any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william
- diapente — (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fifth
- diatonic — of, relating to, or based upon any scale of five tones and two semitones produced by playing the white keys of a keyboard instrument, esp the natural major or minor scales forming the basis of the key system in Western music
- dication — (chemistry) Any cation, of general formula X2+, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral species.
- dicentra — any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae
- dictynna — an ancient Cretan goddess of the sea.
- dilantin — a drug, C15H11N2O2Na, used in the treatment of epileptic attacks
- dilatant — dilating; expanding.
- dilating — Present participle of dilate.
- dilation — the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- dilutant — A diluting agent; a diluent, or thinner.
- dimentia — Misspelling of dementia.
- dingbats — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- dipteran — dipterous (def 1).
- discants — Plural form of discant.
- displant — to dislodge.