13-letter words containing z, o, r, i, l
- 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.
- normalization — to make normal.
- orientalizing — Present participle of orientalize.
- orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- over-idealize — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- overanalyzing — Present participle of overanalyze.
- overcivilized — excessively civilized
- overfertilize — to apply too much fertilizer to
- overglamorize — to glamorize excessively
- oversocialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- peritonealize — to cover with peritoneum.
- philosophizer — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
- piezoelectric — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
- pluralization — to receive or take a plural form.
- pronominalize — to replace (a noun or noun phrase) with a pronoun.
- proverbialize — to use in a proverbial way
- provincialize — to make provincial in character.
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- racialization — to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.
- radialization — the act of forming or arranging in a radial pattern
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- remythologize — to mythologize anew, to make a new mythological system out of (an existing one)
- renationalize — to move (an industry, which was once under government ownership,) from private to government ownership once again
- reutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- revolutionize — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- ritualization — the act of ritualizing.
- sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
- sacralization — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- serialization — to publish in serial form.
- sterilization — the act of sterilizing.
- temporizingly — in a yielding manner
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- unpolarizable — not capable of being polarized
- uralitization — the change of a crystalline silicate mineral to amphibole (one of a group of structurally similar minerals including calcium, sodium and magnesium)
- ventriloquize — to produce (sounds) in the manner of a ventriloquist
- verbalization — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
- vernalization — to shorten the growth period of (a plant) by chilling or other special treatment of it, its seeds, or its bulbs.
- vulgarization — to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
- zero altitude — the height at which the atmospheric pressure is 610.5Pa
- zinc chloride — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous solid, ZnCl 2 , used chiefly as a wood preservative, as a disinfectant and antiseptic, and in the manufacture of vulcanized fiber, parchment paper, and soldering fluxes.