13-letter words containing l, e, z, r
- editorializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of editorialize.
- edward lorenz — (person) A mathematical meteorologist who discovered the Lorenz attractor in the 1960s.
- electrization — the action of electrifying
- electrolyzing — Present participle of electrolyze.
- eretz yisrael — the Holy Land; Israel
- etherealizing — Present participle of etherealize.
- externalizing — Present participle of externalize.
- false horizon — a line or plane that simulates the horizon, used in altitude-measuring devices or the like.
- fertilization — an act, process, or instance of fertilizing.
- flunitrazepam — a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C 16 H 12 FN 3 O 3 , that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.
- focal seizure — an epileptic manifestation arising from a localized anomaly in the brain, as a small tumor or scar, and usually involving a single motor or sensory mechanism but occasionally spreading to other areas and causing convulsions and loss of consciousness.
- fractionalize — Divide (someone or something) into separate groups or parts.
- gazillionaire — An extremely rich person.
- generalizable — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- gentle breeze — a wind of 8–12 miles per hour (4–5 m/sec).
- graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
- haemodialyzer — a piece of equipment used in haemodialysis to screen the blood to remove unwanted substances
- health hazard — something that is dangerous to health
- horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- hyperpolarize — to increase the difference in electric potential across (a cell membrane).
- immaterialize — to make immaterial.
- impersonalize — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- internalizing — Present participle of internalize.
- irrationalize — to make or cause to be irrational.
- jebel ed druz — a mountainous region in S Syria: inhabited by Druses. About 2700 sq. mi. (6995 sq. km).
- laissez aller — unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.
- laissez-faire — of, relating to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
- letzeburgesch — a Germanic dialect that is the native language of most of the people of Luxembourg.
- linearization — The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input.
- loebner prize — (artificial intelligence) An annual competition in artificial intelligence started by Dr. Hugh Loebner of New York City in 1991. A $100,000 prize is offered to the author of the first computer program to pass an unrestricted Turing test. Annual competitions are held each year with a $2000 prize for the best program on a restricted Turing test. Sponsors of previous competitions include: Apple Computer, Computerland, Crown Industries, GDE Systems, IBM Personal Computer Company's Center for Natural Computing, Greenwich Capital Markets, Motorola, the National Science Foundation, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The Weingart Foundation. The 1995 and 1996 events were unrestricted Turing Tests, requiring computer entries to converse indefinitely with no topic restrictions. So far, even the best programs give themselves away almost immediately, either by simple grammatical mistakes or by repetition. Complete transcripts and IBM compatible diskettes that play the 1991, 1992, and 1993 conversations in real-time are available for purchase from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (telephone: +1 (617) 491 9020, Fax: 1072). Sponsorship opportunities are available.
- lorentz force — the force on a charged particle moving through a region containing both electric and magnetic fields.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- mangel-wurzel — a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
- marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
- materializing — Present participle of materialize.
- melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
- memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
- mercurialized — Simple past tense and past participle of mercurialize.
- mesmerizingly — In a way or to an extent that mesmerizes.
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
- mezzo-relievo — sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.
- mineralizable — Capable of being mineralized.
- mittelschmerz — dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.
- muzzle-loader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
- muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
- nathan glazer — Nathan, born 1923, U.S. sociologist.
- new zealander — a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Capital: Wellington.