15-letter words containing z, o
- ozone depletion — harmful effects to the ozone layer
- panzer division — an armored division of the German army, especially in World War II, consisting chiefly of tanks and organized for making rapid attacks.
- parametrization — a parametric representation; the act of representing as or defining parameters
- pastoralization — to make pastoral or rural.
- personalization — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- phenazopyridine — a substance, C 1 1 H 1 2 ClN 5 , used as a lower urinary tract analgesic.
- phonemicization — a grouping of phonemes
- phoneticization — the representation of speech in writing using a system in which individual symbols reflect speech sounds in a regular manner
- phosphor bronze — a bronze, composed of about 80 percent copper, 10 percent tin, 9 percent antimony, and 1 percent phosphorus, having great hardness and resistance to corrosion.
- photoionization — the phenomenon in which the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by an atom in a gas induces the atom to emit a bound electron and thereby become ionized.
- photosensitizer — a drug, food, or other chemical that increases sensitivity to light and other visible photons
- photosynthesize — to produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis: Plants with light green leaves don't photosynthesize as well as those with darker leaves.
- physicalization — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- postsynchronize — to add sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting is completed
- powder magazine — a compartment for the storage of ammunition and explosives.
- preequalization — preemphasis.
- professionalize — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
- proletarianized — to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.
- proletarization — to proletarianize.
- propylitization — the alteration of igneous rock to propylite
- put on the ritz — ostentatious or pretentious display.
- quartz movement — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- quezon y molina — Manuel Luis [mah-nwel lwees] /mɑˈnwɛl lwis/ (Show IPA), 1878–1944, Philippine political leader; 1st president of the Philippine Commonwealth 1933–44.
- radiosensitizer — a substance, as a drug, that enhances the sensitivity of tissues or cells to radiation therapy.
- rationalization — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
- realized losses — Realized losses are losses which have occurred upon the sale of an asset.
- reauthorization — the act or process of reauthorizing something
- recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
- reflexivization — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
- regionalization — the process or tendency of dividing a country into administrative regions
- renormalization — the action or process of normalizing or causing to conform to a norm or normal state again
- reprivatization — the action or process of reprivatizing, or an instance thereof
- resensitization — the state or process of being sensitized.
- resocialization — the process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role.
- restabilization — the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
- resurrectionize — to bring back from or raise from the dead
- revisualization — the act of visualizing or picturing something again
- romanticization — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
- seidlitz powder — a laxative consisting of two powders, tartaric acid and a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate)
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
- self-ionization — to separate or change into ions.
- sneezing powder — a powder used to make people sneeze as a practical joke
- sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
- spheroidization — the conversion of grains into spheroids
- squeeze through — to press forcibly together; compress.
- standardization — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.