12-letter words containing z, a, d, o
- gormandizing — Present participle of gormandize.
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- half a dozen — six
- hemodialyzer — artificial kidney.
- hospitalized — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- hydrolyzable — Able to be hydrolyzed.
- hypostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize.
- ibizan hound — one of a breed of medium-sized, tall, swift hunting hounds with a short, usually red and white coat, bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt but today found chiefly in the Balearic Islands and other areas of Spain.
- idealization — the act or process of idealizing something.
- immortalized — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
- iodized salt — common table salt to which a small amount of sodium iodide or potassium iodide has been added
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- juiz de fora — a city in SE Brazil, N of Rio de Janeiro.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- memorialized — (US) Simple past tense and past participle of memorialize.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- moral hazard — Insurance. an insurance company's risk as to the insured's trustworthiness and honesty.
- muzzleloader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
- nationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalize.
- nomadization — the process of becoming like a nomad, or making nomadic in character
- nonhazardous — Not hazardous; safe.
- officialized — Simple past tense and past participle of officialize.
- overanalyzed — Simple past tense and past participle of overanalyze.
- overidealize — to idealize excessively
- perez galdos — Benito [buh-nee-toh;; Spanish be-nee-taw] /bəˈni toʊ;; Spanish bɛˈni tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1843–1920, Spanish journalist, dramatist, and novelist.
- personalized — customized
- petrozavodsk — a city in NW Russia, capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, on Lake Onega: developed around ironworks established by Peter the Great in 1703; university (1940). Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
- polythiazide — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 3 ClF 3 N 3 O 4 S 3 , used as a diuretic in the management of edema and hypertension.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
- thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- underzealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- unformalized — not formalized
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- unharmonized — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- unnormalized — to make normal.
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unsocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- zalambdodont — (zoology) Having teeth with two ridges that meet at an angle, forming the letter lambda.
- zuid-holland — South Holland
- zuse, konrad — Konrad Zuse