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13-letter words containing z, i, r

  • horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
  • hybridization — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
  • hydrogenizing — Present participle of hydrogenize.
  • hyperimmunize — to render highly immunized
  • hyperpolarize — to increase the difference in electric potential across (a cell membrane).
  • immaterialize — to make immaterial.
  • immortalizing — Present participle of immortalize.
  • impersonalize — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
  • industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
  • interiorizing — Present participle of interiorize.
  • internalizing — Present participle of internalize.
  • irrationalize — to make or cause to be irrational.
  • isocarboxazid — a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C 12 H 13 N 3 O 2 , used to treat severe depression.
  • isomerization — (chemistry) the conversion of a compound into a different isomeric form.
  • jasperization — The act or process of jasperizing.
  • laissez aller — unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.
  • laissez-faire — of, relating to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
  • linearization — The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input.
  • lizard orchid — a European orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum, rare in Britain, having a spike of grey-green flowers smelling of goats
  • lizard's-tail — either of two marsh herbs of the genus Saururus, especially S. cernuus, of North America, having drooping spikes of fragrant, white flowers.
  • loebner prize — (artificial intelligence)   An annual competition in artificial intelligence started by Dr. Hugh Loebner of New York City in 1991. A $100,000 prize is offered to the author of the first computer program to pass an unrestricted Turing test. Annual competitions are held each year with a $2000 prize for the best program on a restricted Turing test. Sponsors of previous competitions include: Apple Computer, Computerland, Crown Industries, GDE Systems, IBM Personal Computer Company's Center for Natural Computing, Greenwich Capital Markets, Motorola, the National Science Foundation, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The Weingart Foundation. The 1995 and 1996 events were unrestricted Turing Tests, requiring computer entries to converse indefinitely with no topic restrictions. So far, even the best programs give themselves away almost immediately, either by simple grammatical mistakes or by repetition. Complete transcripts and IBM compatible diskettes that play the 1991, 1992, and 1993 conversations in real-time are available for purchase from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (telephone: +1 (617) 491 9020, Fax: 1072). Sponsorship opportunities are available.
  • losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
  • lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
  • madeira topaz — citrine (def 2).
  • magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
  • mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
  • marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
  • marginalizing — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
  • marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
  • martinez ruiz — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), Azorín.
  • martyrization — The act or process of martyrizing.
  • materializing — Present participle of materialize.
  • melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
  • memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
  • mercerization — to treat (cotton yarns or fabric) with caustic alkali under tension, in order to increase strength, luster, and affinity for dye.
  • merchandizing — Alternative spelling of merchandising.
  • mercurialized — Simple past tense and past participle of mercurialize.
  • mesmerization — to hypnotize.
  • mesmerizingly — In a way or to an extent that mesmerizes.
  • metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
  • metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
  • mezzo-relievo — sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.
  • micronization — (US) alternative spelling of micronisation.
  • mineralizable — Capable of being mineralized.
  • miniaturizing — Present participle of miniaturize.
  • miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • misrecognized — Simple past tense and past participle of misrecognize.
  • misrecognizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misrecognize.
  • mittelschmerz — dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.
  • modernization — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
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