16-letter words containing l, e, z, r
- optical tweezers — a laser device used to study, manipulate, or trap a microscopic object, as a microorganism or cell, with nanometer precision.
- organized labour — labour carried out by workers in trade unions, or the workers themselves
- over-rationalize — to remove unreasonable elements from.
- overcapitalizing — Present participle of overcapitalize.
- pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
- perez de cuellar — Javier [hah-vyer] /hɑˈvyɛr/ (Show IPA), born 1920, Peruvian diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations 1982–91; prime minister of Peru 2000–2001.
- piezoelectricity — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
- polarizing angle — the law that light will receive maximum polarization from a reflecting surface when it is incident to the surface at an angle (angle of polarization or polarizing angle) having a tangent equal to the index of refraction of the surface.
- premillennialize — to support or believe in premillennialism.
- razor-billed auk — a black and white auk, Alca torda, of the American and European coasts of the northern North Atlantic, having a compressed black bill encircled by a white band.
- recapitalization — a revision of a corporation's capital structure by an exchange of securities.
- reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- remilitarization — the act of re-arming a country or territory that has previously been disarmed
- remineralization — to convert into a mineral substance.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- seidlitz powders — a mild laxative consisting of tartaric acid, sodium bicarbonate, and Rochelle salt, which are dissolved separately, mixed, and drunk after effervescence.
- self-dramatizing — exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
- self-realization — the fulfillment of one's potential.
- sensible horizon — the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
- severnaya zemlya — an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, between the Kara Sea and Laptev Sea, in N Russia. 14,175 sq. mi. (36,712 sq. km).
- size enlargement — Size enlargement is a process in which the particle size of a solid is increased.
- slow metabolizer — A slow metabolizer is someone whose body is slow to break down, absorb, or use a particular substance.
- tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
- to blaze a trail — If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new.
- trapezoidal rule — a numerical method for evaluating the area between a curve and an axis by approximating the area with the areas of trapezoids.
- tuxtla gutierrez — a state in S Mexico. 28,732 sq. mi. (74,415 sq. km). Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
- ultraminiaturize — to reduce to an ultraminiature size or scale.
- uncollateralized — lacking or needing no collateral: uncollateralized loans.
- undercapitalized — having insufficient capital for the efficient operation of a commercial enterprise
- underutilization — to fail to utilize fully: to underutilize natural resources.
- universalization — to make universal.
- unparticularized — to make particular.
- unrealized gains — Unrealized gains are gains from the increase in value of an asset that you still own.
- utilization rate — The utilization rate is the percentage of the total equipment or refinery which is involved in producing something.
- vulcanized fiber — a leatherlike substance made by compression of layers of paper or cloth that have been treated with acids or zinc chloride, used chiefly for electric insulation.
- wiener schnitzel — Viennese Cookery. a breaded veal cutlet, variously seasoned or garnished.
- ziegler catalyst — any of a group of catalysts, such as titanium trichloride (TiCl3) and aluminium alkyl (Al(CH3)3), that produce stereospecific polymers
- zollner illusion — a spatial illusion in which parallel lines intersected by short oblique lines are perceived as converging or diverging.