15-letter words containing d, z, o, n
- goldilocks zone — a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.
- hernando cortez — Hernando [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), Hernán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/ (Show IPA), 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- lazaro cardenas — Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
- leonid brezhnev — Leonid Ilyich [ley-uh-nid il-yich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet ee-lyeech] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–82, Russian political leader: first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party 1964–66; general secretary 1966–82; president of the Soviet Union 1960–64, 1977–82.
- nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
- nizhni novgorod — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow, on the Volga River.
- nizhny novgorod — city in central European Russia, at the Volga & Oka rivers: pop. 1,438,000
- non-capitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
- nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
- nonstandardized — Unstandardized.
- on a razor edge — in an extremely precarious state
- operationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalize.
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- organized crime — illegal activities co-ordinated by groups
- organized labor — all workers who are organized in labor unions.
- overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
- oxidizing agent — a substance that oxidizes another substance, being itself reduced in the process. Common oxidizing agents are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and ferric salts
- ozone depletion — harmful effects to the ozone layer
- panzer division — an armored division of the German army, especially in World War II, consisting chiefly of tanks and organized for making rapid attacks.
- phenazopyridine — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used as a lower urinary tract analgesic.
- powder magazine — a compartment for the storage of ammunition and explosives.
- proletarianized — to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.
- radiosensitizer — a substance, as a drug, that enhances the sensitivity of tissues or cells to radiation therapy.
- self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
- sneezing powder — a powder used to make people sneeze as a practical joke
- sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
- spheroidization — the conversion of grains into spheroids
- standardization — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- well-recognized — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- zirconium oxide — Chemistry. a white, heavy, amorphous, odorless and tasteless, infusible, water-insoluble powder, ZrO 2 , used chiefly as a pigment for paints, an abrasive, and in the manufacture of refractory crucibles.