11-letter words containing z
- phosphatize — to treat with phosphates.
- phosphorize — phosphorate (def 1).
- photic zone — the upper layer of a body of water delineated by the depth to which enough sunlight can penetrate to permit photosynthesis.
- photoionize — to cause to undergo or to undergo photoionization
- physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- piezometric — any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.
- piz bernina — a mountain in SE Switzerland, the highest peak of the Bernina Alps in the S Rhaetian Alps. Height: 4049 m (13 284 ft)
- plagiarizer — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
- plaza lasso — Galo [gah-law] /ˈgɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–87, Ecuadorian statesman and diplomat, born in the U.S.: president 1948–52.
- plebeianize — to make popular or vulgar
- pocket-size — small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
- polarizable — to cause polarization in.
- politicized — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polymerizes — to subject to polymerization.
- polyzoarium — a bryozoan colony, or its supporting skeleton.
- ponzimonium — theoretical financial turmoil in the wake of uncovering suspected Ponzi schemes
- posturizing — to posture; pose.
- pragmatizer — someone who pragmatizes
- pressurized — brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings: cooking with pressurized steam.
- pretzel key — feature key
- prioritized — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
- prize fight — A prize fight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official.
- prize money — money offered, won, or received in prizes.
- prizewinner — a person or thing that wins a prize or is deserving of a prize.
- prizeworthy — deserving or qualified for a prize: a prizeworthy performance.
- pro-zionist — a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel.
- prodigalize — to spend lavishly
- proletarize — to proletarianize.
- propylitize — to become propylite
- proselytize — try to attract converts
- proterozoic — noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago, characterized by the appearance of bacteria and marine algae; Algonkian.
- protocolize — to make a protocol of
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- public gaze — If someone or something is in the public gaze, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public.
- puzzle book — a book of games or questions presenting problems that require skill or ingenuity for their solution
- puzzle over — be mystified by
- quartz lamp — a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused-silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.
- quezon city — a city on W central Luzon Island, in the Philippines, NE of Manila: former national capital (1948–76).
- quinazoline — a colorless, crystalline, heterocyclic compound, C 8 H 6 N 2 .
- quizmasters — Plural form of quizmaster.
- quizzacious — (nonce, obsolete) Mocking or satirical.
- quizzically — odd, queer, or comical.
- racializing — Present participle of racialize.
- ralph izard — Ralph, 1742–1804, U.S. diplomat and politician.
- rasterizing — rasterising
- rationalize — 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.
- razor blade — a sharp-edged metal blade for use in a razor.
- razor shell — any of various sand-burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Ensis and Solen, which have a long tubular shell