17-letter words containing z
- depersonalization — the act or an instance of depersonalizing
- deprofessionalize — to remove from professional control, influence, manipulation, etc.
- desynchronization — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- diaz del castillo — Bernal [ber-nahl] /bɛrˈnɑl/ (Show IPA), 1492–1581, Spanish soldier-historian of the conquest of Mexico.
- dimethylhydrazine — a flammable, highly toxic, and colorless liquid, C 2 H 8 N 2 , used as a component in jet and rocket fuels.
- dynamics analyzer — (language) (DYANA) An early language specialised for vibrational and other dynamic physical systems.
- edward fitzgerald — Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.
- enzyme deficiency — failure of the body to produce a specific enzy
- epithelialization — (biology) the process that covers a wound with epithelial tissue.
- equalization fund — a monetary reserve established by a country to provide funds for maintaining the official exchange rates of its currency by equalizing the buying and selling of foreign exchange.
- fractionalization — Separation into parts by fractionalizing.
- francisco pizarro — Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
- freezer container — a rigid plastic container used to hold food that is to be frozen
- fuzzy-wuzzy angel — any native of Papua New Guinea who assisted as a stretcher-bearer in World War II
- generalized other — an individual's internalized impression of societal norms and expectations.
- gomez de la serna — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("Ramón") 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, dramatist, biographer, and critic.
- graphic equalizer — an equalizer in an audio system that is controlled by sliders that show graphically and correct the frequency response within the preset frequency range.
- gulf of venezuela — an inlet of the Caribbean in NW Venezuela: continues south as Lake Maracaibo
- hyperpolarization — The act or process of hyperpolarizing.
- hyposensitization — The state or process of being reduced in sensitivity especially to an allergen.
- impersonalization — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- individualization — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
- industrialization — the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.
- institutionalized — to make institutional.
- institutionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of institutionalize.
- intellectualizing — Present participle of intellectualize.
- interjectionalize — to make into an interjection.
- internationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of internationalize.
- john peter zenger — John Peter, 1697–1746, American journalist, printer, and publisher, born in Germany: his libel trial and eventual acquittal (1735) set a precedent for establishing freedom of the press in America.
- juazeiro do norte — a city in Bahia state, NE Brazil.
- lazy daisy stitch — an embroidery stitch consisting of a long chain stitch, usually used in making flower patterns
- leibniz mountains — a mountain range on the SW limb of the moon, containing the highest peaks (10 000 metres) on the moon
- leizhou peninsula — a peninsula of SE China, in SW Guangdong province, separated from Hainan Island by Hainan Strait
- leninsk-kuznetski — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- listings magazine — a magazine with lists of TV and radio schedules
- low-velocity zone — a layer or zone in the earth in which the velocity of seismic waves is slightly lower than in the layers above and below. The asthenosphere is thought to be such a zone
- magnetizing force — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
- memoized function — memo function
- microminiaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of microminiaturize.
- mischaracterizing — Present participle of mischaracterize.
- misorganization's — the act or process of organizing.
- monumentalization — to establish an enduring memorial or record of.
- motoring magazine — a magazine about cars
- non-containerized — to package (freight) in uniform, sealed containers for shipment.
- north frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- nuclear-free zone — any area in which nuclear weapons, power plants, or materials are not allowed.
- on a razor's edge — in an acute dilemma
- one size fits all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
- one-size-fits-all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
- organized ferment — ferment (def 1).