15-letter words containing z, a, c
- decontextualize — to consider (something) in isolation from its usual context
- decriminalizing — (rare) present participle of decriminalize To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
- deculturalizing — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- democratization — The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
- deprovincialize — to make provincial in character.
- derhotacization — A distortion in (or an Inability to pronounce) the sound of letter R, causing the R to be omitted as a consonant or changing /\u025d/ or /\u025a/ to /\u025c/,/\u0259/, or another vowel if a vocalic.
- desacralization — the process of rendering anything less sacred; secularization
- desocialization — to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.
- dezincification — removal of zinc.
- dichotomization — The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification.
- digital citizen — a person who develops the skills and knowledge to effectively use the Internet and other digital technology, especially in order to participate responsibly in social and civic activities: We're teaching students how to become good digital citizens.
- encephalization — (biology) the amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total body mass.
- endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
- fractionalizing — Present participle of fractionalize.
- freeze-fracture — to prepare (material) for the electron microscope by freeze fracturing.
- 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.
- 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
- historicization — Act or process of historicizing.
- incentivization — (US, business, economics) The act or process of incentivizing.
- intellectualize — to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
- 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.
- kamikaze packet — Christmas tree packet
- 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.
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- mackerel breeze — a strong breeze
- masculinization — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- 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.
- misvocalization — an incorrect or bad vocalization
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
- non-capitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- organized crime — illegal activities co-ordinated by groups
- overcapitalized — Simple past tense and past participle of overcapitalize.
- overcapitalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcapitalize.
- phonemicization — a grouping of phonemes
- phoneticization — the representation of speech in writing using a system in which individual symbols reflect speech sounds in a regular manner
- physicalization — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
- resocialization — the process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role.
- rez-de-chaussee — street level; ground floor.
- romanticization — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
- subcivilization — a division of a civilization