11-letter words containing z
- bell bronze — an alloy of copper and tin that contains a high proportion (at least 20 per cent) of tin: used for bell founding
- benactyzine — a crystalline drug, C20H25NO3, used to make tranquilizers
- benzonatate — a nonnarcotic substance, C 30 H 53 NO 11 , used as a cough suppressant.
- benzopyrene — an aromatic hydrocarbon, C20H12, found in coal tar, cigarette smoke, etc. and known to be a cause of cancer in animals
- berzerkeley — (humour) /b*r-zer'klee/ (From "berserk", via the name of a now-deceased record label) A humorous distortion of "Berkeley" used especially to refer to the practices or products of the BSD Unix hackers. See software bloat, Missed'em-five, Berkeley Quality Software. Mainstream use of this term in reference to the cultural and political peculiarities of UC Berkeley as a whole has been reported from as far back as the 1960s.
- biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
- birobidzhan — a city in SE Russia: capital of the Jewish Autonomous Region. Pop: 77 250 (2002)
- blaze a way — to pioneer, set a direction or course, etc.
- blizzarding — Meteorology. a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold. a heavy and prolonged snowstorm covering a wide area.
- bonderizing — to coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.
- booby prize — The booby prize is a prize given as a joke to the person who comes last in a competition.
- brazenfaced — having, or uttered with, a brazen expression; impudent; shameless
- brazzaville — the capital of Congo-Brazzaville, in the south on the River Congo. Pop: 1 153 000 (2005 est)
- breathalyze — If the driver of a car is breathalyzed by the police, they ask him or her to breathe into a special bag or device in order to test whether he or she has drunk too much alcohol.
- bronze dore — ormolu (def 2).
- bronze star — a U.S. military decoration awarded for heroism or achievement in military operations other than those involving aerial flights.
- buck's fizz — Buck's Fizz is a drink made by mixing champagne or another fizzy white wine with orange juice.
- buffer zone — A buffer zone is an area created to separate opposing forces or groups which belongs to neither of them.
- busy lizzie — a balsaminaceous plant, Impatiens balsamina, that has pink, red, or white flowers and is often grown as a pot plant
- buzz phrase — a phrase that comes into vogue in the same way as a buzz word
- buzz-aldrin — Edwin Eugene, Jr ("Buzz") born 1930, U.S. astronaut.
- byzantinism — caesaropapism, especially before the Great Schism of 1054.
- byzantinist — an authority on or student of the history and culture of the Byzantine Empire.
- calabazilla — a prostrate vine, Cucurbita foetidissima, of the gourd family, native to southwestern North America, having yellow flowers, round, inedible green and yellow fruit, and an unpleasant odor.
- calendarize — to apportion (e.g. a budget) into equal units of time (usually months) within a year
- canadianize — to make Canadian in character.
- canisterize — to put into canisters
- cannibalize — If you cannibalize something, you take it to pieces and use it to make something else.
- capitalized — Simple past tense and past participle of capitalize.
- capitalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitalize.
- capiz shell — whitish, translucent shell of the Philippines, used in making lamp shades, decorative articles, etc.
- capsulizing — Present participle of capsulize.
- caramelized — Simple past tense and past participle of caramelize.
- caramelizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caramelize.
- carbimazole — a drug that inhibits the synthesis of the hormone thyroxine, used in the management of hyperthyroidism
- carbonizing — Present participle of carbonize.
- carnalizing — Present participle of carnalize.
- cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
- cataloguize — to make a list of; catalogue
- catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
- categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizes — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- catheterize — to insert a catheter into
- catholicize — to make or become catholic
- cauterizing — Present participle of cauterize.
- ceftazidime — A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, usually reserved for the treatment of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- centralizer — A centralizer is a device fitted with a hinged collar to keep the casing or liner in the center of the wellbore.
- centralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralize.
- chalazogamy — (of plants) the process of fertilization whereby the pollen tube penetrates the embryosac through the chalaza rather than through the micropyle