9-letter words containing z, a, n
- unrealize — to make unreal
- unzealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- urbanized — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
- vandalize — to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night.
- venezuela — a republic in N South America. 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Capital: Caracas.
- vernalize — to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
- verrazano — Giovanni da [jaw-vahn-nee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1527? Italian navigator and explorer.
- volcanize — to affect or alter by volcanic heat or action.
- vulcanize — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- waddenzee — a shallow inlet of the North Sea between the N coast of the Netherlands and the West Frisian Islands: outer section of the former Zuider Zee. About 3861 sq. mi. (10,000 sq. km).
- wantonize — to make (something) wanton
- weaponize — to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons: to weaponize trucks and helicopters.
- whiz-bang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- whizzbang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- wizarding — Present participle of wizard.
- womanized — to make effeminate.
- womanizer — a philanderer.
- womanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of womanize.
- xuan zang — 602–664 ad, Chinese Buddhist monk, who travelled to India to study the Buddhist scriptures, many of which he translated into Chinese: noted also for his account of his travels
- xuan zong — 685–762 ad, Chinese emperor (712–56) of the Tang dynasty
- zabernism — (obsolete) The misuse or abuse of military authority; bullying.
- zacynthus — Latin name of Zante.
- zákinthos — one of the southernmost islands of the Ionian Islands, Greece: 155 sq mi (401 sq km)
- zakynthos — Greek name of Zante.
- zambezian — a river in S Africa, flowing S and W from Zambia through E Angola and Zambia and then E along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe into and through central Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. 1650 miles (2657 km) long.
- zamboanga — a seaport on SW Mindanao, in the S Philippines.
- zamindari — (in British India) the system of landholding and tax collection by zamindars.
- zamindars — Plural form of zamindar.
- zanamivir — a drug used to treat influenza
- zantewood — Fustic (tree).
- zanzibari — an island off the E coast of Africa: with Pemba and adjacent small islands it formerly comprised a sultanate under British protection; became independent in 1963; now part of Tanzania. 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km).
- zapotecan — a group of Amerindian languages spoken mainly in Oaxaca, Mexico
- zeelander — a province in the SW Netherlands, consisting largely of islands. 1041 sq. mi. (2695 sq. km). Capital: Middelburg.
- zemindary — zamindari.
- zephaniah — a Minor Prophet of the 7th century b.c.
- zephyrean — of, relating to, or like a zephyr; full of or containing light breezes.
- zephyrian — of, relating to, or like a zephyr; full of or containing light breezes.
- zervanism — a Zoroastrian heresy that developed during the late Achaemenian period according to which both Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu were offspring of Zurvan.
- zhangzhou — a city in S Fujian province, in SE China.
- zhanjiang — a city in SW Guangdong province, SE China, on an inlet of the South China Sea.
- zhenjiang — a port in S Jiangsu province, in E China, on the Chang Jiang.
- zhu jiang — a river in SE China, in S Guangdong province, flowing E and S from Canton and forming an estuary near Hong Kong. About 110 miles (177 km) long.
- zinfandel — a black vinifera grape, grown in California.
- zirconian — (mineralogy) Describing minerals containing zirconium.
- znaniecki — Florian [flaw-ree-ahn] /flɔˈri ɑn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1958, Polish sociologist.
- zona gale — Zona [zoh-nuh] /ˈzoʊ nə/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
- zoomantic — of or relating to zoomancy
- zoophagan — a carnivorous animal
- zorbonaut — a person who engages in the activity of zorbing
- zuckerman — Solly (ˈsɒlɪ), Baron. 1904–93, British zoologist, born in South Africa; chief scientific adviser (1964–71) to the British Government. His books include The Social Life of Monkeys (1932) and the autobiography From Apes to Warlords (1978)