9-letter words containing a, z, t
- lemmatize — to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.
- magnetize — to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.
- manzanita — any of several western North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and clusters of white to pink flowers.
- marketize — (economics, management) To convert to management by open-market principles.
- markowitz — Harry M, born 1927, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- martyrize — to make a martyr of: The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.
- matronize — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- mazel tov — an expression of congratulations and best wishes, used chiefly by Jews: A chorus of mazel tovs greeted the newlyweds as they circulated from table to table.
- mazopathy — mazopathia.
- mechitzah — mehitzah.
- mediatize — to annex (a principality) to another state, while allowing certain rights to its former sovereign.
- megahertz — a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second. Abbreviation: MHz.
- mentalize — (usually, in passive) To make mental in nature, rather than physical.
- metallize — to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.
- metazoans — Plural form of metazoan.
- mizenmast — Alternative spelling of mizzenmast.
- moctezuma — Montezuma II.
- montezuma — c1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.
- mortalize — (transitive) To make mortal.
- mutualize — to make mutual.
- muztagata — a mountain in W China, in the Kunlun Range. 24,757 feet (7546 meters).
- narcotize — to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- nectarize — to mix or saturate with nectar.
- notarized — Simple past tense and past participle of notarize.
- notarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of notarize.
- operatize — to turn (a play, novel, etc) into an opera
- ostracize — to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
- ostrasize — Misspelling of ostracize.
- outbrazen — to be more brazen or impudent than
- outdazzle — (transitive) To surpass by dazzling more than; to outshine.
- ozonation — the act or instance of ozonating
- ozostomia — bad breath; halitosis.
- palletize — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- panzootic — a disease that affects all the animals in a geographical area
- patronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pedantize — to act as a pedant; to make pedantic comments
- petahertz — one quadrillion (10 15) hertz. Abbreviation: PHz.
- phil katz — (person) The founder of PKWARE, Inc..
- pizzicato — played by plucking the strings with the finger instead of using the bow, as on a violin.
- platinize — to coat or plate with metallic platinum.
- platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- prelatize — to advocate or bring under the authority of prelacy
- privatize — to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise: a campaign promise to privatize some of the public lands.
- protozoal — relating to protozoans
- protozoan — any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
- quantized — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- quantizer — An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response.
- quantizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quantize.
- quartzite — a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.
- quartzose — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.