16-letter words containing n, z, e
- oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
- operationalizing — Present participle of operationalize.
- organized labour — labour carried out by workers in trade unions, or the workers themselves
- over-rationalize — to remove unreasonable elements from.
- over-romanticize — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- overcapitalizing — Present participle of overcapitalize.
- overurbanization — the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city: Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
- phenoxybenzamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 8 H 2 2 ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.
- 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.
- post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
- premillennialize — to support or believe in premillennialism.
- pygmy chimpanzee — a small chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, primarily of swamp forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a threatened species.
- 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.
- repressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- reprioritization — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- 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.
- self-vulcanizing — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- 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).
- shemini atzereth — a Jewish festival celebrated on the 22nd day of Tishri, being the 8th day of Sukkoth: marked by a memorial service for the dead and prayers for rain in Israel.
- size enlargement — Size enlargement is a process in which the particle size of a solid is increased.
- tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
- the amazon basin — the catchment area of the River Amazon
- 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.
- zenith telescope — a telescope mounted to point only at the zenith, used at some observatories for measuring time by the stars.
- zenzizenzizenzic — (mathematics, obsolete) The eighth power of a number.
- zero-zero option — (in international nuclear arms negotiations) an offer to remove all intermediate-range nuclear missiles, if the other side will do the same
- zollner illusion — a spatial illusion in which parallel lines intersected by short oblique lines are perceived as converging or diverging.
- zone of interior — the part of a theater of war not included in the theater of operations.
- zone of leaching — A horizon.