9-letter words containing z
- hernandez — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Argentine poet.
- heroicize — heroize.
- hezbollah — a radical Shiʿite Muslim organization in Lebanon engaged in guerrilla warfare against Israel.
- hibernize — to hibernicize
- horizonal — relating to the horizon
- howitzers — Plural form of howitzer.
- humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanize.
- hyalinize — to become hyaline.
- hybridize — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hydrazide — (chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH2 or derived forms -NRNR2.
- hydrazine — Also called diamine. a colorless, oily, fuming liquid, N 2 H 4 , that is a weak base in solution and forms a large number of salts resembling ammonium salts: used chiefly as a reducing agent and a jet-propulsion fuel.
- hydrazoic — noting or pertaining to hydrazoic acid; triazoic.
- hydrazone — any of a class of compounds containing the group >C=NNH 2 .
- hydrolize — (intransitive) To undergo hydrolization.
- hydrolyze — Break down (a compound) by chemical reaction with water.
- hydrozoan — any freshwater or marine coelenterate of the class Hydrozoa, including free-swimming or attached types, as the hydra, in which one developmental stage, either the polyp or medusa, is absent, and colonial types, as the Portuguese man-of-war, in which both medusa and polyp stages are present in a single colony.
- hydrozoon — (zoology) One of the Hydrozoa.
- hylozoism — the doctrine that matter is inseparable from life, which is a property of matter.
- hyphenize — hyphenate.
- hypnotize — to put in the hypnotic state.
- idealized — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- idealizer — A person who idealizes.
- idealizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of idealize.
- idolizing — Present participle of idolize.
- imidazole — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, heterocyclic compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- immunized — Simple past tense and past participle of immunize.
- immunizer — to make immune.
- immunizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immunize.
- improvize — Alternative spelling of improvise.
- influenza — Pathology. an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration. Compare flu.
- interzone — any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
- ionizable — to separate or change into ions.
- isoenzyme — isozyme.
- isomerize — (chemistry) to convert a compound into a different isomeric form.
- isoniazid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 7 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- isoxazole — (organic compound) the isomer of oxazole 1,2-oxazole many of whose derivatives have pharmacological activity.
- italicize — to print in italic type.
- itemizing — Present participle of itemize.
- izinyanga — Plural form of inyanga.
- jargonize — to talk jargon or a jargon.
- jasperize — To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper.
- jaz drive — (hardware, storage) Iomega Corporation's drive which takes removable one or two gigabyte disk cartridges which contain conventional hard disks. Internal and external drives are available claiming an average transfer rate of 330 megabytes per minute - though that is dependent on the SCSI adapter, the parallel port adapter is unlikely to reach anything like this speed. The Jaz drive was the successor to the company's more establistablished Zip Drive.
- jazz band — a band specializing in jazz, and consisting typically of trumpet, trombone, clarinet, saxophone, piano, double bass, and percussion.
- jazz club — jazz music venue
- jazz rock — a style of music that combines jazz and rock
- jazz shoe — a man's plain, close-fitting, low-heeled oxford made of soft leather or other material and having a thin, flexible sole, worn for jazz dancing.
- jazz-rock — music that combines elements of both jazz and rock and is usually performed on amplified electric instruments.
- jazzed up — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.