14-letter words containing z, o, c
- politicization — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- projectization — the direction of aid to developing countries towards a specific project, without regard to wider issues or needs
- quetzalcoatlus — A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
- quizzification — mockery
- radicalization — to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.
- rationalized c — (language) (RatC, after "RATFOR") A version of Ron Cain's original Small-C compiler.
- recanalization — the reopening of a previously occluded passageway within a blood vessel.
- recolonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- schematization — to reduce to or arrange according to a scheme.
- schizo-phrenic — Psychiatry. of or relating to schizophrenia: Not all of these patients are schizophrenic.
- schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
- schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
- sclerotization — the state of being sclerotized.
- scottish topaz — a form of yellow transparent quartz
- scrutinization — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- sectionization — the act or state of being sectionized
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
- senior citizen — an elderly or aged person, especially one who is retired.
- sericitization — the process of transforming into sericite
- showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
- size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
- specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
- the archeozoic — the Archean (see phrase under Archean)
- the cryptozoic — the Cryptozoic era
- the palaeozoic — the Palaeozoic era
- tolerance zone — an designated area where prostitutes can work without being arrested
- topicalization — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
- uitzilopochtli — the Aztec god of war and of the sun.
- uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
- unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- unrecognizably — in an unrecognizable or unidentifiable manner
- unromanticized — not romantic
- unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- zebra crossing — a street crossing marked with white stripes.
- zeno of citium — c340–c265 b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Cyprus.
- zero balancing — a therapy involving the manipulation of the patient's skeletal structure in order to restore the balance of energy, relieve pain, and maintain well-being
- zero tolerance — a policy of very strict, uncompromising enforcement of rules or laws.
- zero-tolerance — a policy of very strict, uncompromising enforcement of rules or laws.
- zinc phosphide — a dark-gray, gritty, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Zn 3 P 2 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.
- zingiberaceous — belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.
- zinziberaceous — zingiberaceous.
- zodiacal light — a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise and thought to be the light reflected from a cloud of meteoric matter revolving round the sun.
- zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
- zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus
- zygomatic arch — the bony arch at the outer border of the eye socket, formed by the union of the cheekbone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
- zygomatic bone — a bone on each side of the face below the eye, forming the prominence of the cheek; cheekbone.