18-letter words containing z, a, n
- monophthongization — to change into or pronounce as a monophthong.
- mozambique channel — a channel in SE Africa, between Mozambique and Madagascar. 950 miles (1530 km) long; 250–550 miles (400–885 km) wide.
- mozilla foundation — (body, web, open source) The body set up by Netscape in January 1998 to coordinate development of the Mozilla browser and to provide a point of contact.
- naberezhnye chelny — a port in the Tatar Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Asia,e of Kazan, on the Kama River.
- neovascularization — the development of new blood vessels, especially in tissues where circulation has been impaired by trauma or disease.
- new zealand on air — the operational name for the New Zealand Broadcasting Commission
- new zealand pigeon — a large fruit-eating native pigeon, Hemiphagia novaeseelandiae, of forest areas
- non-contextualized — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- operationalization — The act or process of operationalizing.
- organization chart — a diagrammatic representation showing how departments or divisions in an organization, as a large corporation, are related to one another along lines of authority.
- organized religion — institutionalized religion, usually with a hierarchical clergy and rules to govern the means by which adherents participate
- overcapitalization — The state of being overcapitalized.
- overgeneralization — the act or process of overgeneralizing.
- overpressurization — pressure in excess of normal atmospheric pressure, as that caused by an explosion's shock wave or created in an accelerating airplane.
- overspecialization — excessive specialization, as in a field of study.
- pci mezzanine card — (hardware) (PMC) A family of low profile mezzanine cards for VMEbus, Futurebus+, desktop computers and other computer systems with logical and electrical layers based on the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) specification. PMC is defined in IEEE P1386.1 and follows the Common Mezzanine Card (CMC) mechanical specification. PCI2.0 defines a 4.2 inch by 12.3 inch board that plugs perpendicularly into a mother board.
- personal organizer — a small notebook with sections for personal information, as dates and addresses.
- photoisomerization — isomerization induced by light.
- photosensitization — to make (a material) photosensitive, as by the application of a photosensitive emulsion.
- plane polarization — a type of polarization in which the electric vector of waves of light or other electromagnetic radiation is restricted to vibration in a single plane
- prestidigitization — /pres`t*-di"j*-ti:-zay"sh*n/ 1. A term coined by Daniel Klein <[email protected]> for the act of putting something into digital notation via sleight of hand. 2. Data entry through legerdemain.
- quartz-iodine lamp — a type of tungsten-halogen lamp containing small amounts of iodine and having a quartz envelope, operating at high temperature and producing an intense light for use in car headlamps, etc
- recharacterization — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
- schwarz inequality — Also called Cauchy's inequality. the theorem that the inner product of two vectors is less than or equal to the product of the magnitudes of the vectors.
- self-actualization — the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.
- self-fertilization — Botany. fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower (opposed to cross-fertilization).
- sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
- solomon rabinowitz — Solomon, Aleichem, Sholom.
- spin stabilization — a technique by which a bullet, rocket, etc, is made to spin around its longitudinal axis to assist it in maintaining a steady flight path
- standard schnauzer — schnauzer.
- take cognizance of — note, acknowledge
- territorialization — to extend by adding new territory.
- tranquillizer dart — a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely
- universalizability — the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
- venezia tridentina — a former department in N Italy, now forming the greater part of the region of Trentino-Alto Adige.
- waste minimization — a policy of generating as little waste as possible
- zion national park — a park in SW Utah. 148 sq. mi. (383 sq. km).
- zone of saturation — the ground below the water table