9-letter words containing z, a, c
- chalazion — a small cyst on the eyelid resulting from chronic inflammation of a meibomian gland
- chalutzim — halutz.
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- chardzhou — a city in E Turkmenistan, on the Amu Darya.
- chastized — Simple past tense and past participle of chastize.
- chiarezza — clarity
- cicatrize — (of a wound or defect in tissue) to close or be closed by scar formation; heal
- climatize — to acclimate to a new environment.
- clozapine — a sedative used to treat schizophrenia
- cocainize — to anaesthetize with cocaine
- cognizant — If someone is cognizant of something, they are aware of it or understand it.
- colza oil — the oil obtained from the seeds of the rape plant and used in making lubricants and synthetic rubber
- compazine — a tranquilizing drug, C28H32ClN3O8S, used to control serious nausea or vomiting and to reduce anxiety
- cool jazz — a restrained, fluid modern-jazz style of the 1950s, marked by intricate harmonic structures, de-emphasized dynamics, and carefully controlled phrasing and ensemble playing, often with a slight lagging behind the beat. Also called West Coast jazz. Compare bop1 , hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- courtezan — Alternative spelling of courtesan.
- cozenages — Plural form of cozenage.
- craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- crazy top — a disease of cotton, corn, etc., characterized by abnormal branching and small, misshapen leaves in the upper part of the plant, caused by water shortage, organic deficiencies in the soil, or unknown causes.
- crazyweed — locoweed
- credenzas — Plural form of credenza.
- cruz alta — a city in S Brazil.
- curarized — Simple past tense and past participle of curarize.
- democrazy — A democratic system or state considered to be inauthentic or inherently flawed; democracy that has descended into corruption, injustice, or absurdity.
- diazeutic — Alternative form of diazeuctic.
- drug czar — a senior public official charged with tackling the problem of drugs
- dyschezia — Difficult or painful defecation.
- ecohazard — any substance or activity that poses a threat to a habitat or an environment: Off-the-road motorcycling is an ecohazard to fragile desert habitats.
- econazole — A particular kind of imidazole antifungal drug.
- ecstasize — to make or become ecstatic
- enzymatic — Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes.
- factorize — Mathematics. to resolve into factors.
- focalized — Simple past tense and past participle of focalize.
- focalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of focalize.
- frenzical — (obsolete) frantic.
- gaelicize — to adapt (a word) so that it conforms to the conventions of Gaelic spelling and pronunciation; to make Gaelic
- gallicize — (transitive) To make French as the culture, customs, pronunciation, or style.
- glaze ice — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- glocalize — of or relating to the interconnection of global and local issues, factors, etc.: a glocal conference on community development.
- hydrazoic — noting or pertaining to hydrazoic acid; triazoic.
- italicize — to print in italic type.
- jazz club — jazz music venue
- jazz rock — a style of music that combines jazz and rock
- jazz-rock — music that combines elements of both jazz and rock and is usually performed on amplified electric instruments.
- kaczynski — Lech. 1949–2010, Polish politician, president of Poland (2005–10)
- laicizing — Present participle of laicize.
- localized — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- localizer — (computing) A person who localizes.
- localizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of localize.
- mackenzie — Sir Alexander, 1764–1820, Scottish explorer in Canada.
- mechanize — to make mechanical.