15-letter words containing d, z
- desynchronizing — Present participle of desynchronize.
- detribalization — to cause to lose tribal allegiances and customs, chiefly through contact with another culture.
- dezincification — removal of zinc.
- diagonalization — (in linear algebra) the process of diagonalizing
- dichlorobenzene — any of a group of three insoluble isomeric chemical compounds used in solvents, insecticides, and dyes
- dichotomization — The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification.
- digital citizen — a person who develops the skills and knowledge to effectively use the Internet and other digital technology, especially in order to participate responsibly in social and civic activities: We're teaching students how to become good digital citizens.
- dimethylbenzene — xylene.
- disillusionized — Simple past tense and past participle of disillusionize.
- disincentivized — Simple past tense and past participle of disincentivize.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- dye sensitizing — the producing of panchromatic or orthochromatic film by treating it with an emulsion containing dyes that absorb light of all or certain colors.
- endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
- franz ferdinand — Francis Ferdinand.
- free-trade zone — foreign-trade zone. free port (def 1). Abbreviation: FTZ.
- frozen daiquiri — a cocktail consisting of rum, lemon or lime juice, and sugar, vigorously beaten together with finely crushed ice and served with a straw.
- frozen shoulder — joint stiffness at top of arm
- galvanized iron — iron or steel, especially in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.
- gaudier-brzeska — Henri (ɑ̃ri), original name Henri Gaudier. 1891–1915, French vorticist sculptor
- 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.
- hazard analysis — risk assessment
- hazardous waste — any industrial by-product, especially from the manufacture of chemicals, that is destructive to the environment or dangerous to the health of people or animals: Hazardous wastes often contaminate ground water.
- hernando cortez — Hernando [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), Hernán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/ (Show IPA), 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
- hypersensitized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersensitize.
- hypersexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualize.
- idealized image — a personal standard of perfection against which one's actual thinking, behavior, and appearance are compared.
- individualizing — Present participle of individualize.
- industrializing — Present participle of industrialize.
- jaques-dalcroze — Émile [French ey-meel] /French eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1865–1950, Swiss composer and teacher: created eurythmics.
- juan de la cruz — San [sahn] /sɑn/ (Show IPA), John of the Cross, Saint.
- 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.
- lomas de zamora — a city in E Argentina, S of Buenos Aires.
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- moderate breeze — a wind of 13–18 miles per hour (5.8–8 m/sec).
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- 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.
- over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.