14-letter words containing z, a, r, n
- derivitization — (organic chemistry) The formation of a chemical derivative.
- deurbanization — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- dextrinization — The process of dextrinizing.
- diamond geezer — a very nice or good man
- discretization — the act or process of making mathematically discrete.
- dispersal zone — a defined area in which any police or community support officer can force any group of two or more people to disperse for 24 hours
- dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
- easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- endomycorrhiza — (ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
- federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- fertilizations — Plural form of fertilization.
- fluoridization — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
- flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
- fractionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize.
- fraternization — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- frozen account — A frozen account is a bank account that cannot have money withdrawn from it, because of a court order.
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
- geometrization — the application of geometrical concepts to a different field
- gewurztraminer — a type of white grape used in winemaking.
- glamourization — Alternative form of glamorization.
- grammaticizing — Present participle of grammaticize.
- grangerization — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- graphitization — (geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
- greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
- harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
- hertzian waves — radio waves or other electromagnetic radiation resulting from the oscillations of electricity in a conductor
- horizontal bar — on a bar chart
- horizontalness — The property of being horizontal.
- immiserization — the process of immiserizing
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- industrialized — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of industrialize.
- inorganization — lack of organization.
- journal bronze — an alloy of about 83 percent copper, 13 percent tin, 3 percent zinc, and 1 percent lead.
- journalization — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- juan fernandez — a group of three islands in the S Pacific, 400 miles (645 km) W of and belonging to Chile: Alexander Selkirk, the alleged prototype of Robinson Crusoe, was marooned here 1704.
- keratinization — Conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue.
- lateralization — functional specialization of the brain, with some skills, as language, occurring primarily in the left hemisphere and others, as the perception of visual and spatial relationships, occurring primarily in the right hemisphere.
- liberalization — (US) The process or act of making more liberal.
- literalization — The act or process of literalizing.
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
- militarization — to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
- mineralization — to convert into a mineral substance.
- modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- moisturization — The act or process of moisturizing.
- mongrelization — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
- naturalization — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.