13-letter words containing s, z
- strong breeze — a wind of 25–30 miles per hour (11–13 m/sec).
- structuralize — to form into or make part of a structure.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
- subspecialize — to specialize in a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- substantivize — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- suggestionize — to treat or influence by the power of suggestion
- sulfamerazine — a sulfa drug, C11H12N4O2S, a methyl derivative of sulfadiazine that is more rapidly absorbed
- sulfasalazine — a substance, C 1 8 H 1 4 N 4 O 5 S, used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
- sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
- sulfisoxazole — a white to yellowish, crystalline, slightly bitter sulfonamide, C 1 1 H 1 3 N 3 O 3 S, used chiefly in the treatment of infections of the urinary tract.
- summarization — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
- swizzle stick — a rod for stirring highballs and cocktails in the glass.
- swizzle-stick — a rod for stirring highballs and cocktails in the glass.
- symbolization — the act or process of symbolizing.
- synchronizing — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- syphilization — the act of syphilizing
- systemization — systematize.
- szent-gyorgyi — Albert [al-bert;; Hungarian ol-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; Hungarian ˈɒl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist, born in Hungary: Nobel Prize in medicine 1937.
- transistorize — to equip with or convert to a circuit employing transistors.
- unparasitized — not host to a parasite or parasites
- unpasteurized — 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.
- unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- unpressurized — (of an aircraft cabin, etc) not having a normal level of air pressure
- unscrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- unsecularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- unspecialized — not specialized
- unstabilizing — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- unstigmatized — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- unsymmetrized — not made symmetrical; not symmetrized
- visualization — to recall or form mental images or pictures.
- zaghlul pasha — Saad [sahd] /sɑd/ (Show IPA), c1860–1927, Egyptian political leader: first prime minister 1924–27.
- zarathustrian — Zoroaster.
- zebra stripes — a pattern of alternate black and white stripes
- zero-emission — A zero-emission vehicle does not produce any dangerous gases.
- zero-sum game — a game in which the sum of the winnings and losses of the various players is always zero, the losses being counted negatively.
- zf expression — (programming) (After Zermelo Fränkel set theory). David Turner's name for list comprehension.
- zila parishad — a district council in India
- zinc stearate — a white, fine, soft, water-insoluble powder, Zn(C 18 H 35 O 2) 2 , used in the manufacture of cosmetics, ointments, and lacquers, as a drying agent for rubber, and as a waterproofing agent for textiles, paper, etc.
- zinc sulphate — a colourless soluble crystalline substance usually existing as the heptahydrate or monohydrate: used as a mordant, in preserving wood and skins, and in the electrodeposition of zinc. Formula: ZnSO4
- zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.
- zip fastening — a fastener in the form of a zip
- zoomastigotes — Plural form of zoomastigote.
- zoophysiology — the physiology of animals as opposed to humans
- zoopraxiscope — an early type of motion-picture projector, designed by Eadweard Muybridge, in which the images were drawings or photographs placed along the rim of a circular glass plate, the shutter was a rotating opaque disk with radial slots, and a limelight source was used.
- zoopsychology — the psychology of animals
- zoosporangium — a sporangium or spore case in which zoospores are produced.
- zuppa inglese — tiered layers of sponge cake sprinkled with rum or liqueur, then spread with custard or other cream filling.
- zygapophyseal — one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.