12-letter words containing d, z
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- federalizing — Present participle of federalize.
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- fluidization — The act or process of fluidizing.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- freeze-dried — (of foods and beverages) preserved by means of freeze-drying: freeze-dried coffee.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- fused quartz — glass made entirely from quartz: a form of silica glass.
- fuzzy-headed — not given to clear thinking; foolish.
- giant lizard — a monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of certain Indonesian islands E of Java, that grows to a length of 10 feet (3 meters): the largest lizard in the world; now rare.
- gizzard shad — a silvery herring, Dorosoma cepedianum, of eastern and central U.S. waters, that has a gizzardlike stomach.
- glass lizard — any limbless, snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, inhabiting the eastern U.S., Europe, and Asia, having external ear openings and the ability to regenerate its long, fragile tail.
- glazing bead — a convex molding nailed against the edge of a pane of glass to hold it in place.
- godzillagram — (networking) /god-zil'*-gram/ (From Japan's national hero and datagram) 1. A network packet that in theory is a broadcast to every machine in the universe. The typical case is an IP datagram whose destination IP address is [255.255.255.255]. Fortunately, few gateways are foolish enough to attempt to implement this case! 2. A network packet of maximum size. An IP Godzillagram has 65,536 octets. Compare super source quench.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gormandizing — Present participle of gormandize.
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- grand vizier — the chief officer of state of various Muslim countries, as in the former Ottoman Empire.
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- half a dozen — six
- hazard light — Usually, hazard lights. an indicator light on a vehicle that flashes to warn that it is unexpectedly slowing down, reversing, or not moving.
- hemodialyzer — artificial kidney.
- hierarchized — Simple past tense and past participle of hierarchize.
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- hospitalized — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- hydrogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenize.
- hydrolyzable — Able to be hydrolyzed.
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
- hyperbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize.
- hypostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize.
- hypothesized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothesize.
- ibizan hound — one of a breed of medium-sized, tall, swift hunting hounds with a short, usually red and white coat, bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt but today found chiefly in the Balearic Islands and other areas of Spain.
- idealization — the act or process of idealizing something.
- immortalized — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- imperialized — Simple past tense and past participle of imperialize.
- incentivized — to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.
- india chintz — a sturdy, heavyweight fabric constructed in a figured weave, used especially in upholstery.
- infantilized — Simple past tense and past participle of infantilize.
- inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
- interiorized — Simple past tense and past participle of interiorize.
- internalized — Simple past tense and past participle of internalize.
- iodized salt — common table salt to which a small amount of sodium iodide or potassium iodide has been added
- iridectomize — to perform an iridectomy on.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- juiz de fora — a city in SE Brazil, N of Rio de Janeiro.
- led zeppelin — British rock group (1968–80); comprised Jimmy Page (born 1944), Robert Plant (born 1948), John Paul Jones (born 1946), and John Bonham (1948–80): recordings include Led Zeppelin I (1969), Led Zeppelin IV (1971), and Physical Graffiti (1975)
- macadamizing — Present participle of macadamize.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste