11-letter words containing p, a, z
- naphazoline — 2-(1-naphthylmethyl)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride, a sympathomimetic agent used as a vasoconstrictor.
- naphthalize — to mix or saturate with naphtha.
- nazca plate — a tectonic division of the earth's crust, coincident with the suboceanic Peru Basin, and bounded on the north by the Cocos Plate, separated from the South American Plate by the Peru-Chile Trench, from the Pacific Plate by the East Pacific Rise, and from the Antarctic Plate by the Chile Rise.
- neopaganize — to make neopagan
- nonpartizan — Alternative spelling of nonpartisan.
- optimizable — Capable of being optimized.
- Ötztal alps — division of the E Alps, along the Austrian-Italian border: highest peak, 12,379 ft (3,773 m)
- palatalized — Phonetics. pronounced with secondary palatal articulation.
- palladinize — to treat or cover (a surface) with palladium.
- pamphletize — to write a pamphlet.
- pantheonize — to place, especially to bury, in a pantheon: The author will be pantheonized following the funeral mass.
- paraffinize — paraffin (def 4).
- parallelize — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
- parametrize — parameterize.
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- partialized — to bias.
- pasteurized — 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.
- pasteurizer — an apparatus for pasteurizing milk and other liquids.
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- pathologize — to represent (something) as a disease
- patronizing — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- peculiarize — to make peculiar, unusual, distinguished, etc.
- pedanticize — to be pedantic
- pentazocine — a synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 1 9 H 2 7 NO, used chiefly for the relief of moderate to severe pain.
- personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- phosphatize — to treat with phosphates.
- physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- piz bernina — a mountain in SE Switzerland, the highest peak of the Bernina Alps in the S Rhaetian Alps. Height: 4049 m (13 284 ft)
- plagiarizer — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
- plaza lasso — Galo [gah-law] /ˈgɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–87, Ecuadorian statesman and diplomat, born in the U.S.: president 1948–52.
- plebeianize — to make popular or vulgar
- polarizable — to cause polarization in.
- polyzoarium — a bryozoan colony, or its supporting skeleton.
- pragmatizer — someone who pragmatizes
- prodigalize — to spend lavishly
- proletarize — to proletarianize.
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- public gaze — If someone or something is in the public gaze, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public.
- quartz lamp — a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused-silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.
- ralph izard — Ralph, 1742–1804, U.S. diplomat and politician.
- razor-sharp — blade, etc.: dangerously sharp
- reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- repatronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- reprivatize — to restore to private control; remove from governmental jurisdiction.
- riesz space — a topological space in which sets containing one point are closed.
- schizopodal — pertaining to a split-foot or appendage
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.