9-Letter Words Containing: A,P,A,I,D

• a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning

• make pagan in character

• condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

• a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix

• electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves

• an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage

• resembling a pyramid

• the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

• advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• injure permanently

• attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

• put at a disadvantage

• a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad