12-letter words containing y, a, z
- schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
- smoky quartz — a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
- spiny lizard — any of numerous iguanid lizards of the genus Sceloporus, common in North and Central America, usually having keeled scales that may end in a sharp point.
- squeeze play — Baseball. Also called suicide squeeze, suicide squeeze play. a play executed when there is a runner on third base and usually not more than one out, in which the runner starts for home as soon as the pitcher makes a motion to pitch, and the batter bunts. Also called safety squeeze, safety squeeze play. a similar play in which the runner on third base waits until the batter has successfully bunted before trying to score.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- sympathizing — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- symptomatize — symptomize.
- systematized — to arrange in or according to a system; reduce to a system; make systematic.
- towaway zone — See example at towaway.
- zephyranthes — any of various bulbous plants belonging to the genus Zephyranthes, of the amaryllis family, as Z. grandiflora, having showy rose or pink flowers.
- zero gravity — the condition in which the apparent effect of gravity is zero, as in the case of a body in free fall or in orbit.
- zone therapy — a type of massage which works on the theory that specific parts of the foot or palm of the hand are associated with different parts of the body, and that massaging the feet or hands will give the patient relief from disorders in the related part of the body
- zoogeography — the science dealing with the geographical distribution of animals.
- zoologically — In a zoologic manner.
- zygapophysis — one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.