15-letter words containing z, e, u
- nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
- noncomputerized — not computerized or controlled by computers
- orekhovo-zuyevo — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow.
- over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- overutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- overzealousness — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- oxyphenbutazone — an anti-inflammatory treatment for arthritis or bursitis
- preequalization — preemphasis.
- pulitzer prizes — one of a group of annual prizes in journalism, literature, music, etc., established by Joseph Pulitzer: administered by Columbia University; first awarded 1917.
- put on the ritz — ostentatious or pretentious display.
- quartz movement — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- queen-sized bed — A queen-sized bed is larger than a double bed, but smaller than a king-sized bed.
- quezon y molina — Manuel Luis [mah-nwel lwees] /mɑˈnwɛl lwis/ (Show IPA), 1878–1944, Philippine political leader; 1st president of the Philippine Commonwealth 1933–44.
- reauthorization — the act or process of reauthorizing something
- reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
- reindustrialize — to subject to reindustrialization.
- resurrectionize — to bring back from or raise from the dead
- revisualization — the act of visualizing or picturing something again
- rez-de-chaussee — street level; ground floor.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- 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
- squeeze through — to press forcibly together; compress.
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- suicide squeeze — squeeze play (def 1a).
- sulphinpyrazone — a uricosuric drug with molecular formula C23H20N2O3S, used in the treatment of chronic gout
- supernaturalize — to make supernatural; give supernatural character or qualities to.
- trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
- tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
- un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- unanaesthetized — not anaesthetized
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- 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
- unprotestantize — to make something (e.g. a church, country, etc) a religion other than Protestant
- upright freezer — a freezer that is tall rather than wide
- zapata mustache — a large mustache that curves down the corners of the mouth.
- 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.
- zygophyllaceous — belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the caltrop family of plants.