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14-letter words containing z, o

  • remoralization — the act of instilling with morals again; the act of making moral again
  • reorganization — the act or process of reorganizing; state of being reorganized.
  • repolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
  • return to zero — (communications)   A class of encoding methods for physical circuits in which the carrier (current, voltage) returns to zero after each transmitted bit, i.e. the data is carried in pulse width or polarity, not in the level of the signal. Contrast NRZ.
  • revitalization — to give new life to.
  • revolutionizer — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
  • 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.
  • sensationalize — to make sensational.
  • sensualization — to render sensual.
  • sericitization — the process of transforming into sericite
  • shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
  • 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.
  • smokeless zone — an area designated by the local authority where only smokeless fuels are permitted
  • solubilization — the process whereby something becomes soluble or more soluble
  • somoza debayle — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1925–80, Nicaraguan army officer, businessman, and political leader: president 1967–72, 1974–79 (brother of Luis Somoza Debayle).
  • spatialization — the process of causing something to occupy space or assume some of the properties of space
  • 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.
  • squeeze bottle — a flexible plastic bottle the contents of which can be forced out by squeezing.
  • squeezed joint — a joint between two members cemented or glued together under pressure.
  • stigmatization — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
  • straight razor — a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
  • sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
  • synthesization — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
  • tabularization — the act of tabularizing
  • telomerization — polymerization in the presence of a chain transfer agent to yield a series of products of low molecular weight
  • temperate zone — the part of the earth's surface lying between the tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere or between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, and characterized by having a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall.
  • tenzing norgay — 1914–86, Nepalese mountaineer. With Sir Edmund Hillary, he was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (1953)
  • territorialize — to extend by adding new territory.
  • testimonialize — to honor (someone) by giving or doing something testimonial.
  • the archeozoic — the Archean (see phrase under Archean)
  • the cryptozoic — the Cryptozoic era
  • the palaeozoic — the Palaeozoic era
  • throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
  • 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.
  • tour d'horizon — a general survey; overview.
  • traditionalize — to make traditional: to traditionalize family reunions.
  • transistorized — (of a device) equipped with a transistor
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