8-letter words containing l, a, z
- thiazole — a colorless, slightly water-miscible liquid, C 3 H 3 NS, having a disagreeable odor.
- totalize — to make total; combine into a total.
- triazole — any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- trizonal — formed or arranged in three layers or zones
- undazzle — to recover from a daze
- unglazed — having a surface covered with a glaze; lustrous; smooth; glassy.
- valorize — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- velarize — to pronounce with velar articulation.
- vitalize — to give life to; make vital.
- vocalize — to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
- vuvuzela — South African. a long, plastic horn that makes a loud, monotone sound, typically blown by South African fans at soccer matches.
- waltzers — Plural form of waltzer.
- waltzing — Present participle of waltz.
- wizardly — of, like, or befitting a wizard.
- zampolit — (historical) A deputy commander for political affairs in the Soviet Union.
- zangwill — Israel, 1865–1926, English novelist and playwright.
- zarzuela — a Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and often a satirically treated, topical theme.
- zealants — Plural form of zealant.
- zealless — fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- zealotic — In the manner of a zealot; zealous; fanatic.
- zealotry — undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.
- zelatrix — a nun who monitors the behaviour of younger nuns
- zelkovas — Plural form of zelkova.
- zenithal — of or relating to the zenith; situated at or near the zenith.
- zetalisp — (language) The Maclisp dialect used on the LISP Machine. The many extensions to Maclisp include vectors, closures, flavors, stack groups, locatives, and invisible pointers. Currently supported by Lisp Machines, Inc. and Symbolics.
- zimbalon — a complex zither played especially in Hungary.
- zippable — Capable of being fastened with a zip.
- zircaloy — any of various alloys containing about 98% zirconium, 1.5% tin, etc., that are resistant to corrosion and high temperatures and are used to contain fuel in nuclear reactors, etc.
- zlatoust — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, in the Ural Mountains.
- zodiacal — an imaginary belt of the heavens, extending about 8° on each side of the ecliptic, within which are the apparent paths of the sun, moon, and principal planets. It contains twelve constellations and hence twelve divisions called signs of the zodiac. Each division, however, because of the precession of the equinoxes, now contains the constellation west of the one from which it took its name. Compare sign of the zodiac.
- zooblast — an animal cell
- zoogloea — a jellylike mass of microorganisms.
- zoolatry — the worship of or excessive attention to animals.
- zooperal — of or relating to zoopery
- zorillas — Plural form of zorilla.
- zululand — a territory in NE Natal, in the Republic of South Africa.