10-letter words containing a, t, o, z
- ionization — to separate or change into ions.
- koniggratz — German name of Hradec Králové.
- lazarettos — Plural form of lazaretto.
- lazy tongs — extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance, consisting of a series of pairs of crossing pieces, each pair pivoted together in the middle and connected with the next pair at the extremities.
- matronized — Simple past tense and past participle of matronize.
- matzo ball — a dumpling made from matzo meal, usually served in soup.
- matzo brei — small pieces of matzo soaked in water, mixed with beaten eggs, and fried.
- matzo meal — ground matzos.
- mazopathia — any disease of the placenta.
- metabolize — (of a body or organ) process (a substance) by metabolism.
- metolazone — a thiazide diuretic, C 1 6 H 1 6 ClN 3 O 3 S, used in the treatment of hypertension and as a diuretic in patients with chronic renal failure.
- monetarize — (transitive) To assign monetary status to; to start circulating and accepting as currency.
- mycetozoan — myxomycete
- nanization — the process of creating a dwarfed form, esp of a plant
- narcotized — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- narcotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of narcotize.
- notarizing — Present participle of notarize.
- ostracized — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracize.
- ostracizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostracize.
- outdazzles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdazzle.
- panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
- patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pestalozzi — Johann Heinrich [German yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /German ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.
- planet zog — a place or situation that is far removed from reality or what is currently happening
- quatorzain — a verse of fourteen lines
- rabinowitz — Solomon, Aleichem, Sholom.
- razor-thin — A razor-thin majority or profit is a very small one.
- rhotacized — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rose topaz — a rose-pink form of topaz produced by heating yellow-brown topaz
- schwarzlot — a type of black decoration on German glassware and ceramics that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
- somaticize — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- the azores — three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles)
- tokorozawa — a city in central Honshu, Japan, a suburb of Tokyo.
- toll plaza — A toll plaza is the entrance to a toll road or toll bridge.
- topazolite — a greenish yellow variety of andradite garnet.
- topicalize — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
- totalizing — to make total; combine into a total.
- utopianize — to idealize; to make utopian
- volatilize — to become volatile; pass off as vapor.
- yottahertz — one septillion (10 24) hertz. Abbreviation: YHz.
- zapateados — Plural form of zapateado.
- zb station — (in New Zealand) a radio station of a commercial network
- zero stage — a solid-propellant rocket attached to a liquid-propellant rocket to provide greater thrust at liftoff
- zero-rated — to exempt (merchandise or services) from value-added tax.
- zeta-jones — Catherine, original name Catherine Jones. born 1969, Welsh actress, who made her name in the TV series The Darling Buds of May (1991–93) before starring in the films Traffic (2000), Chicago (2002), and Smoke and Mirrors (2004)
- zoanthropy — a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal.
- zone plate — a plate or screen with alternating opaque and transparent concentric rings that focus light by diffraction.
- zonta club — one of an organization of service clubs composed of business and professional women, founded in 1919, and a member chapter of a worldwide organization (Zonta International) dedicated to promoting world peace and fellowship.
- zooplastic — the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species.
- zoothapsis — (archaic, nonce) premature burial.