9-letter words containing z, e, t
- ghettoize — Put in or restrict to an isolated or segregated place, group, or situation.
- gigahertz — one billion hertz. Abbreviation: GHz.
- glazement — a waterproof glaze for a masonry wall.
- gothicize — to make gothic, as in style.
- granitize — to subject to granitization.
- hazelnuts — Plural form of hazelnut.
- hazemeter — transmissometer.
- heat haze — a phenomenon that occurs in hot weather in which distant objects are indistinct or appear to shimmer because slight differences in air temperature affect the transmission of light
- helmholtz — Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von [her-mahn loot-vik fer-di-nahnt fuh n] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈlut vɪk ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/ (Show IPA), 1821–94, German physiologist and physicist.
- hematozoa — Plural form of hematozoon.
- hermitize — To isolate oneself; to become a hermit.
- howitzers — Plural form of howitzer.
- hypnotize — to put in the hypnotic state.
- interzone — any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
- italicize — to print in italic type.
- itemizing — Present participle of itemize.
- jazzfests — Plural form of jazzfest.
- jesuitize — to make Jesuitic
- kazatskes — a lively, Slavic folk dance for a solo male dancer, marked especially by the prisiadka.
- khodzhent — a city in N Tajikistan on the Syr Darya.
- kibbitzed — Simple past tense and past participle of kibbitz.
- kibitzers — Plural form of kibitzer.
- kilohertz — a unit of frequency, equal to 1000 cycles per second. Abbreviation: kHz.
- kitzbühel — a town in W Austria, in the Tirol: centre for winter sports. Pop: 8574 (2001)
- kreutzers — Plural form of kreutzer.
- 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.
- lazarette — a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
- lazaretto — a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.
- 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.
- letrozole — an anti-oestrogen drug used in the treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women
- 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.
- luteinize — to produce corpora lutea in.
- magnetize — to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to.
- marketize — (economics, management) To convert to management by open-market principles.
- martyrize — to make a martyr of: The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.
- matronize — to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
- 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.
- mechitzah — mehitzah.
- mediatize — to annex (a principality) to another state, while allowing certain rights to its former sovereign.
- megahertz — a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second. Abbreviation: MHz.
- mentalize — (usually, in passive) To make mental in nature, rather than physical.
- merozoite — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host.
- mestizoes — Plural form of mestizo.
- metallize — to make metallic; give the characteristics of metal to.
- metazoans — Plural form of metazoan.