8-letter words containing o, z
- hizzoner — a city mayor or a judge
- hoactzin — hoatzin.
- holozoic — feeding on solid food particles in the manner of most animals.
- hominize — to make something characteristically human or suitable for humans
- horizons — Plural form of horizon.
- horovitz — Israel, born 1939, U.S. playwright.
- horowitz — Vladimir [vlad-uh-meer,, vla-dee-meer] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər,, vlæˈdi mɪər/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, U.S. pianist, born in Russia.
- hot jazz — jazz which is extremely emotionally intense and features a lot of improvisation
- hot zone — a variable area towards the end of a line of text that informs the operator that a decision must be taken as to whether to hyphenate or begin a new line
- howitzer — a cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used especially for firing shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench.
- hydrozoa — (biology) a large group of marine animals, of the class Hydrozoa, whose life cycles contain a sexual and asexual stage.
- iarovize — to vernalize.
- iconized — Simple past tense and past participle of iconize.
- idiotize — to make a fool of; make idiotic.
- idolized — to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
- idolizer — One who idolizes.
- idolizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of idolize.
- iodizing — Present participle of iodize.
- ionizers — Plural form of ionizer.
- ionizing — Capable of producing ions.
- ironized — Simple past tense and past participle of ironize.
- isozymes — any of the genetically variant forms of certain enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but that may differ in activity, composition, or physical properties.
- isozymic — Pertaining to an isozyme.
- jarovize — to vernalize.
- jiaozhou — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- jumboize — (nautical) To lengthen a ship replacing an existing section with a longer section or inserting an additional section.
- kazachoc — a traditional Cossack dance
- kazachok — a lively, Slavic folk dance for a solo male dancer, marked especially by the prisiadka.
- kazooing — Present participle of kazoo.
- kienholz — Edward, 1927–1994, U.S. painter.
- kollwitz — Käthe [ke-tuh] /ˈkɛ tə/ (Show IPA), 1867–1945, German graphic artist and sculptor.
- konstanz — German name of Constance.
- kotzebue — August Friedrich Ferdinand von [ou-goo st free-drikh fer-di-nahnt fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfri drɪx ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/ (Show IPA), 1761–1819, German dramatist.
- lionized — Simple past tense and past participle of lionize.
- lionizer — Someone who lionizes.
- localize — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- logicize — to make logical; give logical form to: to logicize a sequence of events.
- lozenged — decorated with lozenges
- lozenges — Plural form of lozenge.
- lysozyme — an enzyme that is destructive of bacteria and functions as an antiseptic, found in tears, leukocytes, mucus, egg albumin, and certain plants.
- mahzorim — Plural form of mahzor.
- mancozeb — A grayish-yellow pesticide.
- manzello — a saxophone-like instrument used in jazz music
- marenzio — Luca (ˈluːka). 1553–99, Italian composer of madrigals
- mazdoors — Plural form of mazdoor.
- mazeltov — Alternative spelling of mazel tov.
- mazology — (obsolete) mammalogy.
- melodize — to make melodious.
- memorize — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- mesozoan — any member of the phylum Mesozoa.