9-letter words containing z, e, l
- kitzbühel — a town in W Austria, in the Tirol: centre for winter sports. Pop: 8574 (2001)
- kolkhozes — Plural form of kolkhoz.
- la spezia — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.
- labialize — to give a labial character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).
- lanzarote — the most easterly of the Canary Islands; mountainous, with a volcanic landscape; tourism, fishing. Pop: 109 942 (2002 est). Area: 795 sq km (307 sq miles)
- latinized — (nonstandard) Incorrect capitalisation of Latinize. Simple past tense and past participle of latinize.
- laymanize — to simplify (technical information) into a form that can be understood by ordinary people
- lazarette — a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
- lazaretto — a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
- lazybones — a lazy person.
- lazzarone — One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; beggars.
- legalized — Simple past tense and past participle of legalize.
- legalizer — That which makes legal.
- legalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of legalize.
- legendize — to make a legend of: Devoted followers legendized his honesty.
- leibovitz — Annie. born 1949, US photographer, known for her portraits of celebrities
- leibowitz — René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1913–1972, French conductor and composer, born in Poland.
- lemmatize — to sort (the words in a list or text) in order to determine the headword, under which other words are then listed.
- lemnitzer — Lyman Louis [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1899–1988, U.S. army officer; chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 1960–63; supreme allied commander NATO 1963–69.
- lespedeza — any shrub or herb belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and lavender flowers, grown for forage, soil improvement, etc.
- letrozole — an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
- life zone — a geographic region characterized by a distinct set of animals and plants.
- life-size — of the natural size of an object, person, etc., in life; of the actual size of a living original: a life-size statue.
- linearize — to make linear; give linear form to.
- linenized — made or finished to resemble the texture of linen cloth.
- liquidize — to make liquid; liquefy.
- listerize — to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph Lister.
- litz wire — a wire used as a conductor of alternating current, composed of a number of insulated strands woven together to reduce skin effect.
- localized — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- localizer — (computing) A person who localizes.
- localizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of localize.
- lorazepam — a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.
- luteinize — to produce corpora lutea in.
- lysozymes — Plural form of lysozyme.
- manizales — a city in W Colombia.
- manualize — (transitive) To make manual.
- marbleize — marble.
- marmalize — to beat soundly or defeat utterly; thrash
- mazel tov — an expression of congratulations and best wishes, used chiefly by Jews: A chorus of mazel tovs greeted the newlyweds as they circulated from table to table.
- meclizine — a compound, C 2 5 H 2 7 ClN 2 , used for preventing nausea of motion sickness, pregnancy, etc.
- meclozine — Meclizine.
- medialize — To become more medial.
- melodized — Simple past tense and past participle of melodize.
- melodizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of melodize.
- mentalize — (usually, in passive) To make mental in nature, rather than physical.
- metallize — to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.
- mezzaluna — a crescent-shaped, single- or double-bladed chopping knife, with a handle on each end or a connecting handle.
- mielziner — Jo [joh] /dʒoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1901–76, U.S. stage designer, born in France.
- mobilized — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- mobilizer — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.