12-letter words containing i, z
- attitudinize — to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude
- austenitized — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- authorizable — able to be authorized
- automatizing — Present participle of automatize.
- azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
- azithromycin — A macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin.
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- barbarianize — to make barbarian.
- bashi-bazouk — a member of the notoriously brutal 19th-cent. Turkish irregulars
- bashibazouks — Plural form of bashibazouk.
- bastardizing — Present participle of bastardize.
- benioff zone — a long narrow region, usually adjacent to a continent, along which earthquake foci lie on a plane which dips downwards at about 45° and along which the oceanic lithosphere is thought to be descending into the earth's interior
- benzene ring — the hexagonal ring of bonded carbon atoms in the benzene molecule or its derivatives
- benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
- benzonitrile — a clear, colorless, viscous, poisonous liquid, C 7 H 5 N, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- benzoquinone — a yellow crystalline water-soluble unsaturated ketone manufactured from aniline and used in the production of dyestuffs. Formula: C6H4O2
- bezier curve — (graphics) A type of curve defined by mathematical formulae, used in computer graphics. A curve with coordinates P(u), where u varies from 0 at one end of the curve to 1 at the other, is defined by a set of n+1 "control points" (X(i), Y(i), Z(i)) for i = 0 to n. P(u) = Sum i=0..n [(X(i), Y(i), Z(i)) * B(i, n, u)] B(i, n, u) = C(n, i) * u^i * (1-u)^(n-i) C(n, i) = n!/i!/(n-i)! A Bezier curve (or surface) is defined by its control points, which makes it invariant under any affine mapping (translation, rotation, parallel projection), and thus even under a change in the axis system. You need only to transform the control points and then compute the new curve. The control polygon defined by the points is itself affine invariant. Bezier curves also have the variation-diminishing property. This makes them easier to split compared to other types of curve such as Hermite or B-spline. Other important properties are multiple values, global and local control, versatility, and order of continuity.
- bilharziasis — schistosomiasis
- biohazardous — a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
- blazing star — a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum, with a long spike of small white flowers
- blitzkrieged — blitz (defs 1, 2, 5).
- booze cruise — a day trip to a foreign country, esp from England across the English Channel to France, for the purposes of buying cheap alcohol, cigarettes, etc
- bowdlerizing — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- box magazine — a rectangular cartridge holder in a submachine or light machine gun.
- brain freeze — Also called ice-cream headache. a pain in the temples and forehead brought on by quickly consuming very cold food or drink.
- brazilianite — a mineral, sodium aluminum phosphate, Na 2 Al 6 P 4 O 16 (OH) 8 , occurring in yellow-green crystals with a vitreous luster: used as a gem.
- canalization — the act of canalizing
- cannibalized — Simple past tense and past participle of cannibalize.
- cannibalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cannibalize.
- canonicalize — (transitive, computing) To convert (data) into canonical form.
- canonization — Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
- capercailzie — Alternative form of capercaillie.
- capitalizing — Present participle of capitalize.
- caramelizing — Present participle of caramelize.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- catheterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catheterize.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- chalazogamic — relating to the process of chalazogamy
- channelizing — Present participle of channelize.
- characterize — If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.
- chichen itza — a village in Yucatán state in Mexico: site of important Mayan ruins
- christianize — to make Christian or convert to Christianity
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- cinematizing — Present participle of cinematize.
- circularized — Simple past tense and past participle of circularize.
- circularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circularize.
- citizen kane — an American film (1941), directed by and starring Orson Welles.