13-letter words containing a, z, o
- herborization — the act or process of herborizing
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- hippo zarytus — ancient name of Bizerte.
- honey buzzard — a long-tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects.
- horizontality — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
- hyalinization — a condition in which normal tissue deteriorates into a homogeneous, translucent material.
- hybridization — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hyperpolarize — to increase the difference in electric potential across (a cell membrane).
- hyphenization — the act or use of hyphenation
- hypostatizing — Present participle of hypostatize.
- idealizations — Plural form of idealization.
- immortalizing — Present participle of immortalize.
- immunizations — Plural form of immunization.
- impersonalize — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- irrationalize — to make or cause to be irrational.
- isoalloxazine — a yellow solid that is the heterocyclic compound of the flavins. Formula: C10H6N4O2
- isocarboxazid — a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C 12 H 13 N 3 O 2 , used to treat severe depression.
- isomerization — (chemistry) the conversion of a compound into a different isomeric form.
- italicization — to print in italic type.
- jasperization — The act or process of jasperizing.
- johann tetzel — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1465?–1519, German monk: antagonist of Martin Luther.
- labialization — to give a labial character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).
- lamaze method — a method by which an expectant mother is prepared for childbirth by education, psychological and physical conditioning, and breathing exercises.
- lichenization — any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- linearization — The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input.
- lizard orchid — a European orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum, rare in Britain, having a spike of grey-green flowers smelling of goats
- lollapaloozas — Plural form of lollapalooza.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- luteinization — to produce corpora lutea in.
- madeira topaz — citrine (def 2).
- magnetization — the process of magnetizing or the state of being magnetized.
- mammonization — The process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence of mammonism.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
- martyrization — The act or process of martyrizing.
- mechanization — to make mechanical.
- melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
- memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
- mercerization — to treat (cotton yarns or fabric) with caustic alkali under tension, in order to increase strength, luster, and affinity for dye.
- mesmerization — to hypnotize.
- metabolizable — (biochemistry) Able to be metabolized.
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- metallization — The act or process of metallizing.
- metalloenzyme — (enzyme) Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity.
- methodization — The act or process of methodizing, or the state of being methodized.
- metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
- mezzo soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.