14-letter words containing z
- digitalization — (in the treatment of heart disease) the administration of digitalis, usually in a regimen, to produce a desired physiological effect.
- dinitrobenzene — any of three isomeric benzene derivatives having the formula C 6 H 4 NO 2 , made by nitration of benzene or nitrobenzene, the most important of which is the meta form: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
- diphthongizing — Present participle of diphthongize.
- discretization — the act or process of making mathematically discrete.
- disillusionize — to disillusion.
- disincentivize — to discourage or deter by removing incentives: The expiration of tax credits will disincentivize future participation in the energy-efficiency program. More affordable cholesterol-lowering medication may disincentivize people from adopting a vegetarian diet.
- dispersal zone — a defined area in which any police or community support officer can force any group of two or more people to disperse for 24 hours
- divinylbenzene — a clear liquid, C 10 H 10 , easily polymerized, used in the manufacture of rubbers, drying oils, ion-exchange resins, and polyesters.
- dolomitization — the conversion of limestone into dolomite.
- double glazing — glazing consisting of two thicknesses of glass with a dead air space between them.
- dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
- earless lizard — any of several slender iguanid lizards of the genus Holbrookia, of the western U.S. and Mexico, that have no external ear opening.
- easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- electric razor — an electrically powered implement for shaving, having reciprocating or rotating blades behind a fine metal comb or pierced foil
- elegiac stanza — a quatrain in iambic pentameters with alternate lines rhyming
- endomycorrhiza — (ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells.
- envenomization — the introduction of poison into a body
- epigrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of epigrammatize.
- epigrammatizer — someone who epigrammatizes
- epithelialized — Simple past tense and past participle of epithelialize.
- epithelization — Alternative form of epithelialization.
- epizootiologic — relating to epizootiology
- erogenous zone — a part of the body that is sensitive to sexual stimulation
- evangelization — The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.
- exclusion zone — law: forbidden entry
- fanaticization — the act or an instance of making people fanatical
- federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- feeding frenzy — Slang. a ruthless attack on or exploitation of someone especially by the media.
- fellow citizen — law: national of same country
- ferrozirconium — a ferroalloy containing up to 40 percent zirconium.
- fertilizations — Plural form of fertilization.
- fictionalizing — Present participle of fictionalize.
- finlandization — the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
- fluoridization — to treat, impregnate, or affect with a fluoride.
- flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
- fractionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize.
- fraternization — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- free-fire zone — an area in which military units have prior clearance to fire at will on any person or object encountered.
- freeze (on) to — to cling to; hold fast to
- freezer centre — a store that specializes in selling freezers
- freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
- freezing works — a slaughterhouse at which animal carcasses are frozen for export
- fridge-freezer — a domestic electrical appliance which comprises a fridge and a freezer compartment
- frilled lizard — a medium-sized Australian lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingi, having a large, cloaklike flap of skin on the neck that stiffens during courtship or threat displays, forming a wide ruff.
- frozen account — A frozen account is a bank account that cannot have money withdrawn from it, because of a court order.
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
- frozen yoghurt — a dessert made from sweetened yoghurt that has been frozen
- functionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of functionalize.