8-letter words containing m, a, z
- mazdaism — Zoroastrianism.
- mazdoors — Plural form of mazdoor.
- mazelike — a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth.
- mazeltov — Alternative spelling of mazel tov.
- mazology — (obsolete) mammalogy.
- mazurkas — Plural form of mazurka.
- mechitza — a screen in a synagogue separating men and women
- mehitzah — a curtain or other divider that serves as a partition between the women's and the men's sections in Orthodox Jewish synagogues.
- melanize — To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.
- mesozoan — any member of the phylum Mesozoa.
- mestizas — Plural form of mestiza.
- metalize — to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.
- metazoal — a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.
- metazoan — a zoological group comprising the multicellular animals.
- metazoic — Of, or relating to the metazoa.
- metazoon — (zoology) One of the Metazoa.
- metrazol — pentylenetetrazol
- mezuzahs — Plural form of mezuzah.
- miyazaki — a city on SE Kyushu, in Japan.
- mizrachi — a Zionist movement, founded in 1902, chiefly devoted to furthering the integration of Zionism and religious orthodoxy.
- monazite — a reddish- or yellowish-brown mineral, a phosphate of cerium and lanthanum, (Ce,La)PO 4 : the principal ore of thorium.
- moralize — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- mozzetta — a short cape that covers the shoulders and can be buttoned over the breast, and to which a hood is attached, worn by the pope and by cardinals, bishops, abbots, and other dignitaries.
- mutazila — a member of a medieval theological sect (Mutazila) that maintained that nothing but eternity could be asserted regarding Allah, that the eternal nature of the Koran was questionable, and that humans have free will.
- muzorewa — Abel (Tendekayi) (ˈeibəl) 1925–2010, Zimabwean Methodist bishop and politician; president of the African National Council (1971–85). He was one of the negotiators of an internal settlement (1978–79); prime minister of Rhodesia (1979)
- nazimova — Alla [ah-luh] /ˈɑ lə/ (Show IPA), 1879–1945, Russian actress in the U.S.
- nizamate — the position held or territory governed by a Nizam.
- nomadize — to live in the manner of a nomad.
- oxazepam — a benzodiazepine, C 1 5 H 1 1 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the management of anxiety, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal.
- oz-email — (company) An Internet access provider. Address: Sydney, Australia.
- prizeman — a man who wins a prize
- racemize — to change or cause to change into a racemic mixture
- romanize — to make Roman Catholic.
- samizdat — a clandestine publishing system within the Soviet Union, by which forbidden or unpublishable literature was reproduced and circulated privately.
- schmaltz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
- shlimazl — schlimazel.
- simazine — a colorless crystalline selective herbicide, C 7 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used for season-long weed control in corn and other crops.
- sitzmark — a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.
- unamazed — not greatly surprised or astonished
- vizament — a consultation
- weizmann — Chaim [khahy-im] /ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, Israeli chemist and Zionist leader, born in Russia: 1st president of Israel 1948–52.
- womanize — to make effeminate.
- zaddikim — a person of outstanding virtue and piety.
- zambomba — a drum-like musical instrument used in flamenco music
- zamenhof — Lazarus Ludwig (laˈzarus ˈludvik). 1859–1917, Polish oculist; invented Esperanto
- zamindar — (in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government.
- zampogna — an Italian bagpipe used in Christmas music
- zampolit — (historical) A deputy commander for political affairs in the Soviet Union.
- zamyatin — Yevgenii Ivanovich (jɪvˈɡjenij ɪˈvanəvitʃ). 1884–1937, Russian novelist and writer, in Paris from 1931, whose works include satirical studies of provincial life in Russia and England, where he worked during World War I, and the dystopian novel We (1924)
- zamzawed — (of tea) having been left in the pot to stew