15-letter words containing r, a, z, e
- exteriorization — The physical embodiment of an abstraction.
- externalization — A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
- franz ferdinand — Francis Ferdinand.
- franz joseph ii — 1906–1989, prince of Liechtenstein 1938–89.
- free-trade zone — foreign-trade zone. free port (def 1). Abbreviation: FTZ.
- freeze-fracture — to prepare (material) for the electron microscope by freeze fracturing.
- frozen daiquiri — a cocktail consisting of rum, lemon or lime juice, and sugar, vigorously beaten together with finely crushed ice and served with a straw.
- galvanized iron — iron or steel, especially in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.
- gas-guzzler tax — a tax imposed on the purchase price of an automobile not meeting fuel efficiency standards.
- gaudier-brzeska — Henri (ɑ̃ri), original name Henri Gaudier. 1891–1915, French vorticist sculptor
- generalizations — Plural form of generalization.
- giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
- girlie magazine — soft porn magazine
- glazier's point — a small, pointed piece of sheet metal, for holding a pane of glass in a sash until the putty has hardened.
- governmentalize — (US) To bring a private entity under government control; to nationalize.
- grant's gazelle — a large gazelle, Gazella granti, with distinctive long curved horns, native to the eastern African plains.
- gyrostabilizers — Plural form of gyrostabilizer.
- hazardous waste — any industrial by-product, especially from the manufacture of chemicals, that is destructive to the environment or dangerous to the health of people or animals: Hazardous wastes often contaminate ground water.
- hernando cortez — Hernando [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), Hernán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/ (Show IPA), 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
- hibernicization — the process or act of making Irish
- horizontal well — A horizontal well is a well which has sections that have been drilled at more than 80 degrees from the vertical in order to penetrate a greater length of the reservoir.
- hyperpolarizing — Present participle of hyperpolarize.
- hypersexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualize.
- immaterializing — Present participle of immaterialize.
- interiorization — Act or process of interiorizing.
- internalization — to incorporate (the cultural values, mores, motives, etc., of another or of a group), as through learning, socialization, or identification.
- jaques-dalcroze — Émile [French ey-meel] /French eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1865–1950, Swiss composer and teacher: created eurythmics.
- juan de la cruz — San [sahn] /sɑn/ (Show IPA), John of the Cross, Saint.
- kreutzer sonata — a sonata for violin and piano (1803, Op. 47) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- lazaro cardenas — Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
- liberalizations — Plural form of liberalization.
- lomas de zamora — a city in E Argentina, S of Buenos Aires.
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- mackerel breeze — a strong breeze
- marianske lazne — a spa in W Bohemia, in the W Czech Republic. 18,510.
- materialization — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- memorialization — to commemorate.
- metamorphosizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metamorphosize.
- metropolitanize — to make metropolitan.
- mezzanine floor — intermediate level in a building
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- moderate breeze — a wind of 13–18 miles per hour (5.8–8 m/sec).
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- multilateralize — to open to participation by several nations, organizations, etc.: to multilateralize trade agreements.
- nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
- nonstandardized — Unstandardized.
- oligomerization — (chemistry) The formation of an oligomer from a monomer.
- on a razor edge — in an extremely precarious state