16-letter words containing z, a
- self-vulcanizing — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- severnaya zemlya — an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, between the Kara Sea and Laptev Sea, in N Russia. 14,175 sq. mi. (36,712 sq. km).
- shemini atzereth — a Jewish festival celebrated on the 22nd day of Tishri, being the 8th day of Sukkoth: marked by a memorial service for the dead and prayers for rain in Israel.
- size enlargement — Size enlargement is a process in which the particle size of a solid is increased.
- slow metabolizer — A slow metabolizer is someone whose body is slow to break down, absorb, or use a particular substance.
- spiritualization — to make spiritual.
- state-subsidized — partly paid for by the state; subsidized by the state
- sulfamethoxazole — an antimicrobial substance, C 1 0 H 1 1 N 3 O 3 S, used against a variety of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, as in the treatment of certain urinary tract infections and skin infections.
- tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
- the amazon basin — the catchment area of the River Amazon
- to blaze a trail — If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new.
- to come a gutzer — to make an error or blunder
- trapezoidal rule — a numerical method for evaluating the area between a curve and an axis by approximating the area with the areas of trapezoids.
- tuxtla gutierrez — a state in S Mexico. 28,732 sq. mi. (74,415 sq. km). Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
- ultraminiaturize — to reduce to an ultraminiature size or scale.
- uncollateralized — lacking or needing no collateral: uncollateralized loans.
- undercapitalized — having insufficient capital for the efficient operation of a commercial enterprise
- underutilization — to fail to utilize fully: to underutilize natural resources.
- universalization — to make universal.
- unparticularized — to make particular.
- unrealized gains — Unrealized gains are gains from the increase in value of an asset that you still own.
- utilization rate — The utilization rate is the percentage of the total equipment or refinery which is involved in producing something.
- vulcanized fiber — a leatherlike substance made by compression of layers of paper or cloth that have been treated with acids or zinc chloride, used chiefly for electric insulation.
- wodzislaw slaski — a city in S Poland.
- woolly manzanita — a tree or shrub, Arctostaphylos tomentosa, of the heath family, common from British Columbia to California, having broad leaves, with the underside covered with white hairs, and white flowers.
- zagros mountains — a mountain range in S Iran: has Iran's main oilfields in its W central foothills. Highest peak: Zard Kuh, 4548 m (14 920 ft)
- ziegler catalyst — any of a group of catalysts, such as titanium trichloride (TiCl3) and aluminium alkyl (Al(CH3)3), that produce stereospecific polymers
- zone of leaching — A horizon.
- zorrilla y moral — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1817–93, Spanish poet and dramatist.
- zygosporangium's — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.