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14-letter words containing z

  • parasitization — an infestation of or by parasites
  • participialize — to form (a word) into a participle; make participial.
  • particularized — individualized
  • pasteurization — 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.
  • patrialization — the process of patrializing
  • paz estenssoro — Victor [beek-tawr] /ˈbik tɔr/ (Show IPA), 1907–2001, Bolivian economist and statesman: president 1952–56, 1960–64, 1985–89.
  • pedestrianized — A pedestrianized area has been made into an area that is intended for pedestrians, not vehicles.
  • perez esquivel — Adolfo [uh-dol-foh;; Spanish ah-th awl-faw] /əˈdɒl foʊ;; Spanish ɑˈðɔl fɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Argentine sculptor and human rights activist: Nobel prize 1980.
  • perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
  • peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
  • phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
  • philanthropize — to treat (persons) in a philanthropic manner.
  • philosophizing — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
  • photosensitize — to make (a material) photosensitive, as by the application of a photosensitive emulsion.
  • picture puzzle — jigsaw puzzle (def 1).
  • piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
  • pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
  • pizza delivery — a service provided by some pizza restaurants whereby pizzas are delivered to customers who have placed orders by telephone
  • plasticization — Plasticization is the process of changing the structure of a polymer to make it easier to bend.
  • plaza de toros — a bullring.
  • polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
  • polarizability — to cause polarization in.
  • politicization — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
  • polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
  • popularization — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
  • porphyrization — reduction to a powder, formerly done on a slab of porphyry.
  • port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
  • pragmatization — the action of putting theory into practice, the process of rendering something more pragmatic
  • pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • pre-sterilized — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
  • pressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
  • prioritization — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
  • profit squeeze — a sharp narrowing of the gap between cost and revenue.
  • projectization — the direction of aid to developing countries towards a specific project, without regard to wider issues or needs
  • proletarianize — to convert or transform into a member or members of the proletariat: to proletarianize the middle class.
  • proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target.
  • pulitzer prize — one of a group of annual prizes in journalism, literature, music, etc., established by Joseph Pulitzer: administered by Columbia University; first awarded 1917.
  • put the moz on — to jinx
  • pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
  • quartz crystal — a thin plate or rod cut in certain directions from a piece of piezoelectric quartz and accurately ground so that it vibrates at a particular frequency
  • queen-size bed — bed: larger than double
  • quetzalcoatlus — A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
  • quetzaltenango — a city in SW Guatemala: earthquake 1902.
  • quiz programme — a radio or television programme in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions
  • quizzification — mockery
  • radicalization — to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.
  • radiosensitize — to make (cells) more sensitive to radiation
  • ramos gin fizz — a cocktail of gin, egg white, lime and lemon juice, sugar, and cream, shaken with ice and often topped with soda or seltzer.
  • rationalizable — capable of being rationalized
  • rationalized c — (language)   (RatC, after "RATFOR") A version of Ron Cain's original Small-C compiler.
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