11-letter words containing z
- nonfreezing — not given or subject to freezing.
- nonionizing — Not ionizing.
- nonpartizan — Alternative spelling of nonpartisan.
- normalizing — Present participle of normalize.
- northernize — to make northern; impart qualities considered typical of the North, especially of the northern part of U.S.
- nuclearized — Simple past tense and past participle of nuclearize.
- nyiregyhaza — a city in NE Hungary.
- objectivize — to cause to become concrete or objective; objectify.
- officialize — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- oligomerize — (chemistry) To react together to form an oligomer.
- opinionized — Simple past tense and past participle of opinionize.
- optimizable — Capable of being optimized.
- organizable — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- orientalize — Alternative capitalization of Orientalize.
- orjonikidze — Ordzhonikidze (def 1).
- ostracizing — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracize.
- Ötztal alps — division of the E Alps, along the Austrian-Italian border: highest peak, 12,379 ft (3,773 m)
- outdazzling — Present participle of outdazzles.
- outorganize — to overcome by organization
- overanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- overgrazing — to graze (land) to excess.
- overutilize — to use unsustainably
- overzealous — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- oxidization — the process or result of oxidizing.
- ozone layer — Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).
- ozoniferous — containing ozone.
- ozonosphere — Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).
- palatalized — Phonetics. pronounced with secondary palatal articulation.
- palladinize — to treat or cover (a surface) with palladium.
- pamphletize — to write a pamphlet.
- pantheonize — to place, especially to bury, in a pantheon: The author will be pantheonized following the funeral mass.
- paraffinize — paraffin (def 4).
- parallelize — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
- parametrize — parameterize.
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- partialized — to bias.
- pasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurizer — an apparatus for pasteurizing milk and other liquids.
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- pathologize — to represent (something) as a disease
- patronizing — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- peculiarize — to make peculiar, unusual, distinguished, etc.
- pedanticize — to be pedantic
- pentazocine — a synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 1 9 H 2 7 NO, used chiefly for the relief of moderate to severe pain.
- personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- petting zoo — a zoo, or a part of a larger zoo, where children may hold and stroke and sometimes feed small or young animals
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- phonemicize — to transcribe into phonemic symbols.
- phoneticize — to represent (speech) in writing by means of a system in which individual symbols correspond regularly with speech sounds.