11-letter words containing n, z, e
- winterizing — Present participle of winterize.
- zauschneria — Epilobium canum, a North American willowherb.
- zealousness — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- zebra finch — a small Australian waxbill, Poephila guttata, that has black-and-white barred plumage and a chestnut ear patch: popular as a cage bird.
- zebra plant — any of several plants having conspicuously striped or veined foliage, as Calathea zebrina, of Brazil.
- zend-avesta — the Avesta together with the Zend.
- zener diode — a semiconductor diode across which the reverse voltage remains almost constant over a wide range of currents, used especially to regulate voltage.
- zeng guofan — Tseng Kuo-fan.
- zenith tube — a telescope mounted to point only at the zenith, used at some observatories for measuring time by the stars.
- zephyr yarn — any of various soft, lightweight yarns, often of silk, rayon, or a combination of natural and synthetic fibers, for woven and knit goods.
- zeptosecond — one sextillionth (10 -21) of a second. Abbreviation: zsec, zs.
- zero option — (in international nuclear arms negotiations) an offer to remove all shorter-range nuclear missiles or, in the case of the zero-zero option all intermediate-range nuclear missiles, if the other side will do the same
- zero-coupon — of or relating to a debt obligation that bears no interest but that is sold substantially below its face value.
- zero-rating — the process of rating goods at a VAT level of zero
- zestfulness — State or condition of being zestful or enthusiastic.
- zhou en lai — Chou En-lai
- zillionaire — a person of incalculably great wealth.
- zinc blende — sphalerite.
- zinciferous — yielding or containing zinc.
- zinnwaldite — a yellow-brown variety of mica containing iron, found with tin ores.
- ziprasidone — An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
- zombie bank — a bank that has liabilities exceeding its assets but continues to operate through government support: These zombie banks are unable or unwilling to lend out money.
- zone system — a system for envisioning the values to appear in a black-and-white print and for determining exposure and development, based on a scale of shades ranging from 0 (black) to IX (white).
- zoomagnetic — of or relating to animal magnetism or hypnotism
- zooplankter — an individual animal or animallike organism in plankton.
- zootechnics — the breeding and domestication of animals; the technology of animal husbandry.
- zwischenzug — a tactical move interpolated into an exchange or series of exchanges to improve the outcome
- zwitterions — Plural form of zwitterion.
- zygogenesis — the formation of a zygote.
- zymogenesis — the conversion of a zymogen into an enzyme