13-letter words containing z
- characterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of characterize.
- chest freezer — a freezer shaped like a chest with a door that opens by lifting up
- chlorobenzene — a colourless volatile flammable insoluble liquid with an almond-like odour, made from chlorine and benzene and used as a solvent and in the preparation of many organic compounds, esp phenol and DDT. Formula: C6H5Cl
- chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
- cicatrization — Physiology. to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.
- circularizing — Present participle of circularize.
- citizen genet — Edmond Charles Edouard [ed-mawn sharl ey-dwar] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), ("Citizen Genêt") 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
- citizens band — a two-way radio service (Citizens Radio Service) licensed by the FCC to a U.S. citizen for short-distance personal or business communications between fixed or mobile stations. Abbreviation: CB.
- ciudad juarez — a city in N Mexico, in Chihuahua state on the Río Grande, opposite El Paso, Texas. Pop: 1 469 000 (2005 est)
- civilianizing — Present participle of civilianize.
- civilizations — Plural form of civilization.
- civilizedness — having an advanced or humane culture, society, etc.
- climatic zone — any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate
- climatization — to acclimate to a new environment.
- coatzacoalcos — city in EC Mexico, in Veracruz state: pop. 233,000
- coca-colonize — to bring (a foreign country) under the influence of U.S. trade, popular culture, and attitudes.
- coenzyme q 10 — a naturally occurring, fat-soluble, vitaminlike enzyme found in a variety of foods and synthesized in the body: sold as a dietary supplement for its antioxidant properties.
- collateralize — to treat (a security) as collateral
- collectivized — (of agriculture, farms, factories, etc) organized according to the principles of collectivism
- collectivizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collectivize.
- collodionized — Simple past tense and past participle of collodionize.
- commercialize — If something is commercialized, it is used or changed in such a way that it makes money or profits, often in a way that people disapprove of.
- commoditizing — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- communalizing — Present participle of communalize.
- communization — The act or process of communizing.
- componentized — Simple past tense and past participle of componentize.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- conceptualize — If you conceptualize something, you form an idea of it in your mind.
- connaturalize — to make connatural
- conservatized — Simple past tense and past participle of conservatize.
- containerized — Simple past tense and past participle of containerize.
- contemporized — Simple past tense and past participle of contemporize.
- contextualize — to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context
- conversazione — a social gathering for discussion of the arts, literature, etc
- copolymerized — Polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer.
- corinthianize — to live a promiscuous life
- creep-grazing — a method of pasture management that allows young farm animals (esp lambs) to graze part of the pasture before the adults in the group
- crepe suzette — an orange-flavoured pancake flambéed in a liqueur or brandy
- criminalizing — Present participle of criminalize.
- cross-utilize — to make use of in an additional or different way.
- crumple zones — parts of a motor vehicle, at the front and the rear, that are designed to crumple in a collision, thereby absorbing the impact
- cruzeiro real — a former monetary unit of Brazil, which was replaced by the real
- cryptozoology — the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
- crystallizing — Present participle of crystallize.
- customization — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- cyproconazole — (organic compound) The conazole fungicide \u03b1-(4-chlorophenyl)-\u03b1-(1-cyclopropylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol.
- dactylozooids — Plural form of dactylozooid.
- de-capitalize — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- de-stigmatize — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.