8-letter words containing z, i, r
- triazole — any of a group of four compounds containing three nitrogen and two carbon atoms arranged in a five-membered ring and having the formula C 2 H 3 N 3 .
- tristeza — a disease of certain citrus trees, characterized by yellowed leaves, wilting, and root destruction, caused by a virus.
- trizonal — formed or arranged in three layers or zones
- tsaritza — a czarina.
- tutorize — to tutor or instruct (a person)
- tzaritza — a czarina.
- unitizer — a person or thing that arranges units into batches
- unprized — not treasured or valued
- urbanize — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
- utilizer — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- valorize — to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
- vaporize — to cause to change into vapor.
- velarize — to pronounce with velar articulation.
- virilize — (of medicines, drugs, etc) to cause male characteristics such as a deep voice and facial hair to appear in (a female); to masculinize
- wizardly — of, like, or befitting a wizard.
- wizardry — the art, skill, or accomplishments of a wizard.
- wurtzite — a dimorph of sphalerite, zinc sulfide, ZnS, similar in structure to greenockite and brownish-black in color.
- yahrzeit — the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself.
- yarovize — to vernalize.
- zaharias — Mildred Didrikson [did-rik-suh n] /ˈdɪd rɪk sən/ (Show IPA), ("Babe") 1914–56, U.S. track-and-field athlete and golfer.
- zamindar — (in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government.
- zanzibar — an island off the E coast of Africa: with Pemba and adjacent small islands it formerly comprised a sultanate under British protection; became independent in 1963; now part of Tanzania. 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km).
- zaratite — a mineral, hydrated basic nickel carbonate, occurring in the form of emerald-green incrustations on chromite and magnetite.
- zastrugi — sastruga.
- zebrinny — the offspring of a male horse and a female zebra
- zelatrix — a nun who monitors the behaviour of younger nuns
- zemindar — (in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government.
- zeroized — Simple past tense and past participle of zeroize.
- zhitomir — a city in central Ukraine, W of Kiev.
- ziggurat — (among the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians) a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces.
- zikkurat — Alternative spelling of ziggurat.
- zinester — One who compiles and publishes a zine.
- zingiber — a member of the Zingiber genus of 85 species of tropical plants with bright green leaves and yellow-green flowers and of which one species is the ginger plant
- zippered — fastened or fitted with a zipper or zippers: zippered slipcovers.
- zipporah — the daughter of Jethro and the wife of Moses. Ex. 2:21.
- zircaloy — any of various alloys containing about 98% zirconium, 1.5% tin, etc., that are resistant to corrosion and high temperatures and are used to contain fuel in nuclear reactors, etc.
- zirconia — 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.
- zirconyl — containing the group ZrO=, as zirconyl bromide, ZrOBr 2 .
- ziusudra — a legendary Sumerian king who built a boat in which to escape the Deluge.
- zoiatria — veterinary surgery
- zoo-tier — characteristic of a zoot suiter; extreme or flamboyant in style or appearance: a zooty new convertible.
- zorillas — Plural form of zorilla.
- zworykin — Vladimir Kosma [vlad-uh-meer koz-muh] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈkɒz mə/ (Show IPA), 1889–1982, U.S. physicist, engineer, and inventor, born in Russia: known as the “father of television.”.