14-letter words containing z, o, a, n
- decolonization — Decolonization means giving political independence to a country that was previously a colony.
- decolorization — decolor.
- defeminization — (in a developing organism) the process in which full development into a female of the species is prevented because of a male developmental characteristic
- dehumanization — to deprive of human qualities or attributes; divest of individuality: Conformity dehumanized him.
- delocalization — to remove from the proper or usual locality.
- demobilization — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- demonetization — to divest (a monetary standard or the like) of value.
- demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
- denationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalize.
- denazification — The process of bringing the leaders of the National Socialist regime in Germany to justice and of purging all elements of Nazism from public life, carried out especially between 1945 and 1948.
- depersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize.
- depersonalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- derivatization — the process of making a chemical compound into a derivative
- derivitization — (organic chemistry) The formation of a chemical derivative.
- desalinization — desalt.
- deunionization — to eliminate labor unions from (a company, industry, etc.).
- deurbanization — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- devitalization — The act of devitalizing.
- dextrinization — The process of dextrinizing.
- diagonalizable — (of a square matrix or linear map) able to be diagonalized
- diamond geezer — a very nice or good man
- diazonium salt — any of a class of compounds with the general formula ArN:N–M+, where Ar is an aryl group and M is a metal atom; made by the action of nitrous acid on aromatic amines and used in dyeing
- digitalization — (in the treatment of heart disease) the administration of digitalis, usually in a regimen, to produce a desired physiological effect.
- discretization — the act or process of making mathematically discrete.
- dispersal zone — a defined area in which any police or community support officer can force any group of two or more people to disperse for 24 hours
- dolomitization — the conversion of limestone into dolomite.
- double glazing — glazing consisting of two thicknesses of glass with a dead air space between them.
- dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
- easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- endomycorrhiza — (ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
- envenomization — the introduction of poison into a body
- epithelization — Alternative form of epithelialization.
- evangelization — The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.
- fanaticization — the act or an instance of making people fanatical
- federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- fertilizations — Plural form of fertilization.
- fictionalizing — Present participle of fictionalize.
- finlandization — the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
- fluoridization — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
- fractionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize.
- fraternization — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- frozen account — A frozen account is a bank account that cannot have money withdrawn from it, because of a court order.
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- functionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of functionalize.
- galvanizations — Plural form of galvanization.
- gelatinization — to make gelatinous.
- generalization — the act or process of generalizing.