10-letter words containing d, z
- indigenize — to make indigenous.
- iodization — The act or process of iodizing.
- iproniazid — a compound, C 9 H 13 N 3 O, used in the treatment of mental depression and tuberculosis.
- isomerized — (chemistry) converted from one isomer to another.
- italicized — to print in italic type.
- jargonized — Simple past tense and past participle of jargonize.
- jazz hands — a movement in modern dance in which a performer shakes both hands rapidly with the palms facing forwards and the fingers extended
- jazz-dance — to perform jazz dance.
- jeopardize — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- jingdezhen — a city in E Jiangxi province, in E China: known for its fine porcelain.
- juana diaz — a city in S Puerto Rico, NE of Ponce.
- kudzu vine — a fast-growing Chinese and Japanese climbing vine, Pueraria lobata, of the legume family, now widespread in the southern U.S., having tuberous, starchy roots and stems: used for fiber, as food and forage, and to prevent soil erosion.
- labialized — pronounced with secondary labial articulation.
- land of oz — an unreal, otherworldly, or magical place.
- lead azide — a highly toxic, colorless crystalline compound, Pb(N 3) 2 , that detonates at 660°F (350°C) and is used as a detonator for explosives.
- lead glaze — a siliceous glaze containing lead oxide as a flux.
- lespedezas — Plural form of lespedeza.
- libidinize — to regard or treat as an area or source of sexual gratification
- life-sized — Life-sized means the same as life-size.
- linearized — Simple past tense and past participle of linearize.
- liquidized — Simple past tense and past participle of liquidize.
- liquidizer — (British) A machine to chop or puree food.
- lizardfish — any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.
- lizardlike — Reminding of a lizard.
- long dozen — a dozen plus one; thirteen; baker's dozen.
- macadamize — to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
- magnetized — Simple past tense and past participle of magnetize.
- mao zedong — 1893–1976, Chinese Communist leader: chairman of the People's Republic of China 1949–59; chairman of the Chinese Communist Party 1943–76.
- marbleized — Simple past tense and past participle of marbleize.
- matronized — Simple past tense and past participle of matronize.
- mazarinade — a pamphlet criticizing Jules Mazarin
- mechanized — to make mechanical.
- mediatized — Simple past tense and past participle of mediatize.
- medicalize — to handle or accept as deserving of or appropriate for medical treatment.
- melodizing — Present participle of melodize.
- mercerized — Simple past tense and past participle of mercerize.
- mesmerized — to hypnotize.
- metallized — Simple past tense and past participle of metallize.
- methodized — Simple past tense and past participle of methodize.
- methodizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of methodize.
- metricized — Simple past tense and past participle of metricize.
- micronized — Simple past tense and past participle of micronize.
- microsized — Greatly reduced in size.
- mindszenty — Joseph (Joseph Pehm) 1892–1975, Hungarian Roman Catholic clergyman: primate of Hungary 1945–74.
- modernized — Adapt (something) to modern needs or habits, typically by installing modern equipment or adopting modern ideas or methods.
- modernizer — An advocate of modernization.
- modernizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modernize.
- modularize — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- morbidezza — the effect of extreme softness and delicacy in pictorial and sculptural representations.
- mutualized — Simple past tense and past participle of mutualize.