9-letter words containing z, i, t
- reutilize — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- rhetorize — to make use of rhetoric
- rhizotomy — the surgical section or cutting of the spinal nerve roots, usually posterior or sensory roots, to eliminate pain.
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rhythmize — to make rhythmic, to add rhythm to something
- rift zone — a system of related, narrow structural depressions between parallel faults.
- rightsize — to adjust to an appropriate size: Layoffs will be necessary to rightsize our workforce.
- ritualize — to practice ritualism.
- ritziness — swanky; elegant; posh: a ritzy neighborhood; a ritzy hotel.
- routinize — to develop into a regular procedure.
- rusticize — to make rustic
- sabbatize — to keep the Sabbath.
- sanitized — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- sanitizer — a substance or preparation for killing germs, designed for use especially on food-processing equipment.
- satirized — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satirizes — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- scazontic — relating to or consisting of scazons
- schnitzel — a cutlet, especially of veal.
- scientize — to apply or attempt to apply scientific principles to: to scientize art criticism.
- sectorize — to split or divide into sectors
- sensitize — to render sensitive.
- sitz bath — a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
- sitz-bath — a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
- sitzkrieg — slow-moving warfare marked by repeated stalemate.
- slivovitz — a dry, usually colorless, slightly bitter plum brandy from E Europe.
- solutizer — any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its solubility or that of one or more of its components.
- sonnetize — to write sonnets.
- sorbitize — to turn metal into a form containing sorbite
- sovietize — (sometimes lowercase) to bring under the influence or domination of the Soviet Union.
- stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- steinmetz — Charles Proteus [proh-tee-uh s] /ˈproʊ ti əs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1923, U.S. electrical engineer, born in Germany.
- stelazine — a synthetic drug, C21H24F3N3S·2HCl, used as a tranquilizer in treating certain mental disorders
- sterilize — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- stieglitz — Alfred, 1864–1946, U.S. photographer and editor (husband of Georgia O'Keeffe).
- stylopize — (of a stylops) to parasitize (a host)
- subtilize — to elevate in character; sublimate.
- sulfatize — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- swartzite — a hydrous carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and uranium, occurring in green crystals: an ore of uranium.
- syntonize — to render syntonic; tune to the same frequency.
- systemize — systematize.
- tamazight — a Berber language spoken in Morocco.
- tanalized — having been treated with the trademarked timber preservative Tanalith
- tantalize — to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- tanzanian — a republic in E Africa formed in 1964 by the merger of the republic of Tanganyika and the former island sultanate of Zanzibar (including Pemba and adjacent small islands). 364,881 sq. mi. (945,037 sq. km). Capital: Dodoma.
- tanzanite — Mineralogy. a variety of zoisite valued as a gem for its purplish-blue color and strong pleochroism.
- tartarize — to impregnate, combine, or treat with tartar or potassium bitartrate.
- tauchnitz — Karl Christoph Traugott [kahrl kris-tawf trou-gawt] /ˈkɑrl ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈtraʊ gɔt/ (Show IPA), 1761–1836, and his son, Karl Christian Philipp [kris-tee-ahn fee-lip,, fil-ip] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA) 1798–1884, German printers and publishers.
- tellurize — to mix or cause to combine with tellurium.
- temporize — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- tenderize — to make (meat) tender, as by pounding or by a chemical process or treatment.