9-letter words containing zi
- glipizide — A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
- grudziadz — a city in N Poland, on the Vistula River.
- hephzibah — the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.
- hydrazide — (chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH2 or derived forms -NRNR2.
- hydrazine — Also called diamine. a colorless, oily, fuming liquid, N 2 H 4 , that is a weak base in solution and forms a large number of salts resembling ammonium salts: used chiefly as a reducing agent and a jet-propulsion fuel.
- idolizing — Present participle of idolize.
- isoniazid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 7 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- itemizing — Present participle of itemize.
- izinyanga — Plural form of inyanga.
- jazziness — The state, quality or property of being jazzy.
- kazillion — (slang, hyperbole) An unspecified large number (of).
- khuzistan — a province in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km). Capital: Ahwaz.
- kibbutzim — A communal settlement in Israel, typically a farm.
- kibitzing — to act as a kibitzer.
- kirghizia — a republic in central Asia, S of Kazakhstan and N of Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 76,460 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km). Capital: Bishkek.
- kizil kum — Kyzyl Kum.
- kong fuzi — K'ung Fu-tzŭ.
- la spezia — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.
- laicizing — Present participle of laicize.
- lionizing — Present participle of lionize.
- mackenzie — Sir Alexander, 1764–1820, Scottish explorer in Canada.
- magaziner — Someone who writes for a magazine.
- magazines — A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, typically covering a particular subject or area of interest.
- meclizine — a compound, C 2 5 H 2 7 ClN 2 , used for preventing nausea of motion sickness, pregnancy, etc.
- meclozine — Meclizine.
- mielziner — Jo [joh] /dʒoʊ/ (Show IPA), 1901–76, U.S. stage designer, born in France.
- muzziness — The state or quality of being muzzy.
- mycosozin — any sozin that kills microorganisms.
- opalizing — Present participle of opalize.
- organzine — silk that has been additionally twisted in opposite directions, used warpwise in weaving silk fabrics.
- ovalizing — Present participle of ovalize.
- paparazzi — a freelance photographer, especially one who takes candid pictures of celebrities for publication.
- phenazine — a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 1 2 H 8 N 2 , used in organic synthesis chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
- phlorizin — a bitter, crystalline glucoside, C 2 1 H 2 4 O 1 0 , obtained from the root bark of the apple, pear, cherry, etc.: formerly used as a tonic and in the treatment of malaria; now used chiefly in biochemical research.
- pizzicato — played by plucking the strings with the finger instead of using the bow, as on a violin.
- promazine — a compound, C 17 H 20 N 2 S, used as a tranquilizer.
- qizil qum — Kyzyl Kum.
- quartzite — a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.
- quizzical — odd, queer, or comical.
- realizing — to grasp or understand clearly.
- rebbetzin — the wife of a rabbi.
- ritziness — swanky; elegant; posh: a ritzy neighborhood; a ritzy hotel.
- rodzinski — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1958, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- spinozism — the philosophical system of Spinoza, which defines God as the unique substance, as an impersonal deity, and as possessing an infinite number of attributes, of which we know only thought and extension, and an infinite number of modes, each modifying all of the attributes, these attributes and modes being regarded both as proceeding necessarily from the nature of God and as constituents of God.
- stelazine — a synthetic drug, C21H24F3N3S·2HCl, used as a tranquilizer in treating certain mental disorders
- sungazing — the practice of staring directly at the sun at sunset or sunrise, esp in the belief that doing so allows one to survive without eating food
- swartzite — a hydrous carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and uranium, occurring in green crystals: an ore of uranium.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- tamazight — a Berber language spoken in Morocco.
- therezina — former name of Teresina.