14-letter words containing o, z
- oversensitized — to render sensitive.
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
- ozone sickness — a condition characterized by chest pain, itchy eyes, and drowsiness, caused by exposure to ozone, as experienced in the atmospheres of smog and high-altitude airplanes.
- ozone-friendly — Ozone-friendly chemicals, products, or technology do not cause harm to the ozone layer.
- palatalization — to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l- sound in million.
- parasitization — an infestation of or by parasites
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- patrialization — the process of patrializing
- paz estenssoro — Victor [beek-tawr] /ˈbik tɔr/ (Show IPA), 1907–2001, Bolivian economist and statesman: president 1952–56, 1960–64, 1985–89.
- perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
- peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- philanthropize — to treat (persons) in a philanthropic manner.
- philosophizing — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
- photosensitize — to make (a material) photosensitive, as by the application of a photosensitive emulsion.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
- plasticization — Plasticization is the process of changing the structure of a polymer to make it easier to bend.
- plaza de toros — a bullring.
- polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
- polarizability — to cause polarization in.
- politicization — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- popularization — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- porphyrization — reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
- port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
- pragmatization — the action of putting theory into practice, the process of rendering something more pragmatic
- pressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- prioritization — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- profit squeeze — a sharp narrowing of the gap between cost and revenue.
- projectization — the direction of aid to developing countries towards a specific project, without regard to wider issues or needs
- proletarianize — to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.
- proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
- put the moz on — to jinx
- pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
- quetzalcoatlus — A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
- quetzaltenango — a city in SW Guatemala: earthquake 1902.
- quiz programme — a radio or television programme in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions
- quizzification — mockery
- radicalization — to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.
- radiosensitize — to make (cells) more sensitive to radiation
- ramos gin fizz — a cocktail of gin, egg white, lime and lemon juice, sugar, and cream, shaken with ice and often topped with soda or seltzer.
- rationalizable — capable of being rationalized
- rationalized c — (language) (RatC, after "RATFOR") A version of Ron Cain's original Small-C compiler.
- razor-slashing — the action of slashing someone with a razor in order to kill, wound, or disfigure them
- recanalization — the reopening of a previously occluded passageway within a blood vessel.
- recolonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- relativization — to regard as or make relative.
- remobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.