14-letter words containing o, z
- trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
- traumatization — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- trivialization — to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc.
- uitzilopochtli — the Aztec god of war and of the sun.
- ultrahazardous — extremely or excessively hazardous
- uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
- uniformization — to bring into uniformity.
- unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- unrationalized — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
- unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- unrecognizably — in an unrecognizable or unidentifiable manner
- unromanticized — not romantic
- unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- vietnamization — a U.S. policy during the Vietnam War of giving the South Vietnamese government responsibility for carrying on the war, so as to allow for the withdrawal of American troops.
- volatilization — to become volatile; pass off as vapor.
- weatherization — (US) The process of weatherizing.
- well-organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- westernization — The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
- zebra crossing — a street crossing marked with white stripes.
- zenaida (dove) — either of two wild doves, (Zenaida aurita) of Florida and the Caribbean, or (Z. asiatica) of the SW U.S. to Chile
- zeno of citium — c340–c265 b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Cyprus.
- zeno's paradox — any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation.
- zephyr worsted — lightweight worsted yarn.
- zero balancing — a therapy involving the manipulation of the patient's skeletal structure in order to restore the balance of energy, relieve pain, and maintain well-being
- zero tolerance — a policy of very strict, uncompromising enforcement of rules or laws.
- zero-tolerance — a policy of very strict, uncompromising enforcement of rules or laws.
- zinc phosphide — a dark-gray, gritty, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Zn 3 P 2 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.
- zingiberaceous — belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.
- zinziberaceous — zingiberaceous.
- zodiacal light — a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise and thought to be the light reflected from a cloud of meteoric matter revolving round the sun.
- zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
- zonal geranium — a widely cultivated plant, Pelargonium hortorum, having white, pink, or red flowers and rounded leaves that are sometimes banded or blotched with contrasting colors.
- zooflagellates — Plural form of zooflagellate.
- zoophytologist — an expert in zoophytology
- zoroastrianism — an Iranian religion, founded c600 b.c. by Zoroaster, the principal beliefs of which are in the existence of a supreme deity, Ahura Mazda, and in a cosmic struggle between a spirit of good, Spenta Mainyu, and a spirit of evil, Angra Mainyu.
- zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus
- zygomatic arch — the bony arch at the outer border of the eye socket, formed by the union of the cheekbone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
- zygomatic bone — a bone on each side of the face below the eye, forming the prominence of the cheek; cheekbone.
- zygosporangium — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.