8-letter words containing t, z, a
- ozenfant — Amédée [a-mey-dey] /a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1966, French painter and writer, in the U.S. after 1938.
- partizan — partisan2 .
- patinize — to coat with a patina
- protozoa — a major grouping or superphylum of the kingdom Protista, comprising the protozoans.
- ptyalize — to induce the flow of saliva
- quantize — Mathematics, Physics. to restrict (a variable quantity) to discrete values rather than to a continuous set of values.
- quartzes — one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony, jasper, etc.) or in crystals (as rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, etc.): the chief constituent of sand and sandstone, and an important constituent of many other rocks. It is piezoelectric and used to control the frequencies of radio transmitters.
- quatorze — a set of four cards of the same denomination, aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, scoring 14 points.
- quetzals — Plural form of quetzal.
- radetzky — Count Joseph [yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1766–1858, Austrian field marshal.
- reduzate — a sediment that has not undergone oxidation, as of coal, oil, sulfur, and sulfides.
- samizdat — a clandestine publishing system within the Soviet Union, by which forbidden or unpublishable literature was reproduced and circulated privately.
- sanitize — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- satirize — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- schantze — a pile of stones heaped to shelter soldiers from gunfire
- schmaltz — Informal. exaggerated sentimentalism, as in music or soap operas.
- schwartz — Delmore [del-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈdɛl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1913–1966, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- shvartze — Yiddish: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. schvartze.
- sitzmark — a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.
- spaetzle — a dish consisting of lumps or threads made from a batter of flour, milk, eggs, and salt, usually poured through a coarse colander into boiling water, and then either drained and mixed in butter, lightly pan-fried, or added to sauces, stews, etc.
- spaz out — an awkward or clumsy person.
- spetsnaz — a Soviet intelligence force
- stanzaic — an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
- stargaze — to gaze at or observe the stars.
- ta'ziyah — a passion play commemorating the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali and Fatima, on the tenth of Muharram, a.d. 680.
- tadzhiki — Tajiki
- taizhong — Taichung.
- tanizaki — Junichiro [joo-nee-chee-raw] /ˈdʒu niˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1965, Japanese novelist.
- tanzania — a republic in E Africa formed in 1964 by the merger of the republic of Tanganyika and the former island sultanate of Zanzibar (including Pemba and adjacent small islands). 364,881 sq. mi. (945,037 sq. km). Capital: Dodoma.
- tea cozy — cozy (def 5).
- terrazzo — a mosaic flooring or paving composed of chips of broken stone, usually marble, and cement, polished when in place.
- terzetta — a set of three rhyming lines
- tetanize — to induce tetanus in (a muscle).
- thiazide — a member of a class of diuretic substances that inhibit the reabsorption of sodium chloride in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys: used principally to treat hypertension.
- thiazine — any of a class of compounds containing a ring composed of one atom each of sulfur and nitrogen and four atoms of carbon.
- thiazole — a colorless, slightly water-miscible liquid, C 3 H 3 NS, having a disagreeable odor.
- topazine — like topaz
- totalize — to make total; combine into a total.
- trapezia — Geometry. (in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram. a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel. British. trapezoid (def 1a).
- triazine — any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- triazoic — hydrazoic.
- triazole — any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- tristeza — a disease of certain citrus trees, characterized by yellowed leaves, wilting, and root destruction, caused by a virus.
- trizonal — formed or arranged in three layers or zones
- tsaritza — a czarina.
- tzarevna — a daughter of a czar.
- tzaritza — a czarina.
- tzatziki — a condiment or dip consisting of yogurt, cucumber, garlic, and usually mint.
- tzedakah — charity or the giving of charity.
- vanzetti — Bartolomeo [bahr-taw-law-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1927, Italian anarchist, in U.S. after 1908.