15-letter words containing z, e, d
- realized losses — Realized losses are losses which have occurred upon the sale of an asset.
- reindustrialize — to subject to reindustrialization.
- rent-stabilized — regulated by law so that rent increases may not exceed a specified amount.
- rez-de-chaussee — street level; ground floor.
- rheinland-pfalz — German name of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- seidlitz powder — a laxative consisting of two powders, tartaric acid and a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate)
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
- sensitizing dye — a dye adsorbed onto the silver halide grains of an emulsion to make the emulsion more sensitive to certain colors.
- sneezing powder — a powder used to make people sneeze as a practical joke
- sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
- spheroidization — the conversion of grains into spheroids
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- suicide squeeze — squeeze play (def 1a).
- un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- unanaesthetized — not anaesthetized
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
- underpublicized — lacking publicity
- well-recognized — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- white zinfandel — a medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes.
- zenith distance — the angular distance from the zenith of a point on the celestial sphere to the sphere, measured along a great circle that is perpendicular to the horizon; the complement of the altitude.
- zirconium oxide — Chemistry. a white, heavy, amorphous, odorless and tasteless, infusible, water-insoluble powder, ZrO 2 , used chiefly as a pigment for paints, an abrasive, and in the manufacture of refractory crucibles.