10-letter words containing a, z, o
- bellinzona — a town in SE central Switzerland, capital of Ticino canton. Pop: 16 463 (2000)
- benzocaine — a white crystalline ester used as a local anaesthetic; ethyl para-aminobenzoate. Formula: C9H11NO2
- benzofuran — a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C8H6O
- benzoylate — to introduce the benzoyl group into (an organic compound).
- bipolarize — to make bipolar
- blazonings — heraldic adornments
- brazen out — If you have done something wrong and you brazen it out, you behave confidently in order not to appear ashamed, even though you probably do feel ashamed.
- brazilwood — a hard, reddish wood obtained from several tropical American trees (genera Caesalpinia and Haematoxylon) of the caesalpinia family: it yields a red or blue dye and is also used in making cabinets and violin bows
- bronze age — The Bronze Age was a period of time which began when people started making things from bronze about 4,000–6,000 years ago.
- buzz about — to scurry about
- buzz along — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- canal zone — a former administrative region of the US, on the Isthmus of Panama around the Panama Canal: bordered on each side by the Republic of Panama, into which it was incorporated in 1979
- cannizzaro — Stanislao [stah-neez-lah-aw] /ˌstɑ nizˈlɑ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1826–1910, Italian chemist.
- canonizing — Present participle of canonize.
- cantonized — canton (def 7).
- canzonetta — a short cheerful or lively song, typically of the 16th to 18th centuries
- caponizing — Present participle of caponize.
- carbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbolize.
- carbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of carbonize.
- carbonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize.
- catabolize — to subject to catabolism
- catalogize — to make a list of or catalogue
- categorize — If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to.
- chalazions — Plural form of chalazion.
- chimborazo — an extinct volcano in central Ecuador, in the Andes: the highest peak in Ecuador. Height: 6267 m (20 561 ft)
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- coasterize — to ruin (a CD), esp while attempting to burn music, etc on to it, thus rendering it useful only as a drinks coaster
- coenzyme a — a constituent of biological cells that functions as the agent of acylation in metabolic reactions
- cognizable — perceptible
- cognizably — In a cognizable manner.
- cognizance — Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
- coleorhiza — a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
- cordialize — to become warm and friendly
- crazy bone — funny bone
- crazy golf — a putting game in which the ball has to be played via various obstacles
- czarocracy — A Government headed by a czar or a similar autocrat.
- d'annunzio — Gabriele (ɡaˈbrjɛːle). 1863–1938, Italian poet, dramatist, novelist, national hero, and Fascist. His works include the poems in Alcione (1904) and the drama La Figlia di Iorio (1904)
- daminozide — a plant-growth retardant, C 6 H 12 N 2 O 3 , used commercially on apples.
- delocalize — to remove from the usual locality
- demoralize — If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- denization — the process of becoming a denizen; naturalization
- depolarize — to undergo or cause to undergo a loss of polarity or polarization
- devalorize — Devalue.
- devocalize — devoice.
- diabolized — Simple past tense and past participle of diabolize.
- dialogized — Simple past tense and past participle of dialogize.
- diamondize — (transitive) To set with diamonds; to adorn or enrich.
- diaz miron — Salvador [sahl-vah-th awr] /ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1853–1928, Mexican poet.
- diaz ordaz — Gustavo [goos-tah-vaw] /gusˈtɑ vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–79, Mexican teacher, jurist, and public official: president 1964–70.
- diazoamino — denoting or of a diazo compound containing the group N:N·NH