9-letter words containing z, h, o
- kozhikode — a city in W Kerala, in SW India.
- krummholz — a forest of stunted trees near the timber line on a mountain.
- mazopathy — mazopathia.
- methodize — to reduce (something) to a method.
- mizoguchi — Kenji (ˈkɛndʒɪ). 1898–1956, Japanese film director. His films include A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring (1925), Woman of Osaka (1940), and Ugetsu Monogatari (1952)
- molochize — to offer up or immolate to a god
- o horizon — the layer of loose leaves and organic debris at the surface of soil.
- pforzheim — a city in W Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
- phlorizin — a bitter, crystalline glucoside, C 2 1 H 2 4 O 1 0 , obtained from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, etc.: formerly used as a tonic and in the treatment of malaria; now used chiefly in biochemical research.
- photolyze — to break down molecules with light.
- qiongzhou — former name of Qiongshan.
- r horizon — bedrock immediately underlying layers of soil.
- razorfish — any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula (pearly razorfish) of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.
- rhetorize — to make use of rhetoric
- rhizobial — of or relating to rhizobium
- rhizobium — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Rhizobium, found as symbiotic nitrogen fixers in nodules on the roots of the bean, clover, etc.
- rhizocarp — a plant that fruits underground or whose root remains intact while the leaves die off annually
- rhizocaul — a rootlike stem or stalk
- rhizopods — any of numerous protozoa of the widespread subphylum (or superclass) Rhizopoda, characterized by a pseudopod and comprising most members of the phylum Sarcodina, including the amebas and foraminifers.
- rhizotomy — the surgical section or cutting of the spinal nerve roots, usually posterior or sensory roots, to eliminate pain.
- rhodanize — to plate with rhodium
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- schizopod — any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.
- schmoozer — to chat idly; gossip.
- schnozzle — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.
- shemozzle — a noisy confusion or dispute; uproar
- shoe size — standard footwear measurement
- showbizzy — characteristic of showbiz
- thorazine — chlorpromazine
- zákinthos — one of the southernmost islands of the Ionian Islands, Greece: 155 sq mi (401 sq km)
- zakynthos — Greek name of Zante.
- zephyrous — of, relating to, or like a zephyr; full of or containing light breezes.
- zero hour — the time set for the beginning of a military attack or operation.
- zhangzhou — a city in S Fujian province, in SE China.
- zhengzhou — a province in E China. 64,479 sq. mi. (167,000 sq. km). Capital: Zhengzhou.
- zillionth — (informal) The ordinal form of the number 'zillion'.
- zoochosis — Abnormal animal behaviour caused by time in captivity.
- zoography — the branch of zoology dealing with the description of animals.
- zoom shot — zoom (def 10).
- zoom-shot — the act or process of zooming.
- zoomorphy — the state of being zoomorphic
- zoophagan — a carnivorous animal
- zoophagia — (pathology) The act of eating living creatures.
- zoophilia — the state of being zoophilous.
- zoophilic — Botany. adapted to pollination by animals, especially those other than insects.
- zoophobia — abnormal fear of animals.
- zoophoric — supporting or having a carved animal figure
- zoophorus — zophorus.
- zoophytes — Plural form of zoophyte.
- zootechny — the science of breeding animals