17-letter words containing n, e, z
- fuzzy-wuzzy angel — any native of Papua New Guinea who assisted as a stretcher-bearer in World War II
- generalized other — an individual's internalized impression of societal norms and expectations.
- gomez de la serna — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("Ramón") 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, dramatist, biographer, and critic.
- gulf of venezuela — an inlet of the Caribbean in NW Venezuela: continues south as Lake Maracaibo
- hyperpolarization — The act or process of hyperpolarizing.
- hyposensitization — The state or process of being reduced in sensitivity especially to an allergen.
- impersonalization — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- institutionalized — to make institutional.
- institutionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of institutionalize.
- intellectualizing — Present participle of intellectualize.
- interjectionalize — to make into an interjection.
- internationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of internationalize.
- john peter zenger — John Peter, 1697–1746, American journalist, printer, and publisher, born in Germany: his libel trial and eventual acquittal (1735) set a precedent for establishing freedom of the press in America.
- juazeiro do norte — a city in Bahia state, NE Brazil.
- leibniz mountains — a mountain range on the SW limb of the moon, containing the highest peaks (10 000 metres) on the moon
- leizhou peninsula — a peninsula of SE China, in SW Guangdong province, separated from Hainan Island by Hainan Strait
- leninsk-kuznetski — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- listings magazine — a magazine with lists of TV and radio schedules
- low-velocity zone — a layer or zone in the earth in which the velocity of seismic waves is slightly lower than in the layers above and below. The asthenosphere is thought to be such a zone
- magnetizing force — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
- memoized function — memo function
- microminiaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of microminiaturize.
- mischaracterizing — Present participle of mischaracterize.
- monumentalization — to establish an enduring memorial or record of.
- motoring magazine — a magazine about cars
- non-containerized — to package (freight) in uniform, sealed containers for shipment.
- north frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- nuclear-free zone — any area in which nuclear weapons, power plants, or materials are not allowed.
- on a razor's edge — in an acute dilemma
- one size fits all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
- one-size-fits-all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
- organized ferment — ferment (def 1).
- organized militia — a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.
- panama canal zone — Canal Zone.
- pentylenetetrazol — a white, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 1 0 N 4 , used as a respiratory and circulatory stimulant, especially in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning, and to induce a convulsive state in the treatment of certain mental diseases.
- pointer swizzling — swizzle
- polarizing filter — a camera lens filter used to control the plane of polarization of light entering the lens.
- pre-authorization — the act of authorizing.
- pressurized cabin — the cabin of an aircraft in which the air has been pressurized
- psychic energizer — Pharmacology. antidepressant (def 2).
- recrystallization — to become crystallized again.
- rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
- revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
- schizophrenogenic — causative of schizophrenia.
- secondary glazing — insulation by means of a second pane of glass, or a sheet of plastic: a simple form of double glazing
- self-aggrandizing — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
- south frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- spanish influenza — the pandemic respiratory infection that spread throughout the world during 1917–18.
- spenserian stanza — the stanza used by Spenser in his Faerie Queene and employed since by other poets, consisting of eight iambic pentameter lines and a final Alexandrine, with a rhyme scheme of ababbcbcc.
- theatricalization — to put into dramatic or theatrical form; dramatize.