12-letter words containing z, i, n, d, a
- externalized — Simple past tense and past participle of externalize.
- faradization — to stimulate or treat (muscles or nerves) with induced alternating electric current (distinguished from galvanize).
- federalizing — Present participle of federalize.
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- fluidization — The act or process of fluidizing.
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- giant lizard — a monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of certain Indonesian islands E of Java, that grows to a length of 10 feet (3 meters): the largest lizard in the world; now rare.
- glazing bead — a convex molding nailed against the edge of a pane of glass to hold it in place.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gormandizing — Present participle of gormandize.
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- grand vizier — the chief officer of state of various Muslim countries, as in the former Ottoman Empire.
- ibizan hound — one of a breed of medium-sized, tall, swift hunting hounds with a short, usually red and white coat, bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt but today found chiefly in the Balearic Islands and other areas of Spain.
- idealization — the act or process of idealizing something.
- india chintz — a sturdy, heavyweight fabric constructed in a figured weave, used especially in upholstery.
- infantilized — Simple past tense and past participle of infantilize.
- inoxidizable — not susceptible to oxidation.
- internalized — Simple past tense and past participle of internalize.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- macadamizing — Present participle of macadamize.
- maderization — the process whereby wine is heated and oxidized, resulting in a darker colour and an altered taste
- marginalized — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- masculinized — Simple past tense and past participle of masculinize.
- medicalizing — Present participle of medicalize.
- merchandized — Simple past tense and past participle of merchandize.
- merchandizer — Alternative spelling of merchandiser.
- miniaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturize.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- nationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalize.
- night lizard — any of several nocturnal lizards of the family Xantusiidae, of southwestern North America and Cuba, which bear live young.
- nomadization — the process of becoming like a nomad, or making nomadic in character
- personalized — customized
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- pyrazinamide — a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- sherardizing — to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
- spiny lizard — any of numerous iguanid lizards of the genus Sceloporus, common in North and Central America, usually having keeled scales that may end in a sharp point.
- standardized — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- sulfadiazine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.
- tadzhikistan — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
- un-humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- undramatized — not dramatized; not adapted to dramatic form
- unemphasized — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- unformalized — not formalized
- ungalvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- unglamorized — not glamorized