10-letter words containing zo
- michelozzo — full name Michelozzo di Bartolommeo. 1396–1472, Italian architect and sculptor. His most important design was the Palazzo Riccardo for the Medici family in Florence (1444–59)
- mixe-zoque — a member of an American Indian people of Mexico
- mycetozoan — myxomycete
- nefazodone — An antidepressant drug.
- niridazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 6 H 6 N 4 O 3 S, used in the treatment of schistosomiasis.
- omeprazole — a drug, C 17 H 19 N 3 O 3 S, that inhibits the formation of gastric acid, used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- ozone hole — any part of the ozone layer that has become depleted by atmospheric pollution, resulting in excess ultraviolet radiation passing through the atmosphere.
- ozonolysis — the reaction of ozone with hydrocarbons.
- palaeozoic — of, denoting, or relating to an era of geological time that began 600 million years ago with the Cambrian period and lasted about 375 million years until the end of the Permian period
- passamezzo — an Italian dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to the pavane
- piezometer — any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.
- piezometry — the measurement of pressure or compressibility.
- planet zog — a place or situation that is far removed from reality or what is currently happening
- pozzolanic — (of a cement admixture) having properties similar to those of pozzolana.
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
- razor burn — soreness on the face caused by shaving
- razor clam — any of several rapidly burrowing clams (esp. family Solenidae) of sandy beaches, having elongated, narrow shells somewhat resembling a straight razor
- razor edge — a very sharp edge given to a blade
- razor wire — concertina wire.
- razor-thin — A razor-thin majority or profit is a very small one.
- razorblade — a sharp-edged metal blade for use in a razor.
- recognizor — a person who enters into a recognizance.
- rhizogenic — producing roots, as certain cells.
- rhizomorph — a cordlike fusion of hyphae that leads certain fungi across various substrates like a root through soil.
- rhizophore — a downward-growing stem in moss that forms roots
- rhizoplane — the part of the root of a plant that is near the soil surface
- schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- schizogamy — reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
- schizogony — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of a trophozoite or schizont into merozoites.
- schizoidal — relating to a person with a schizoid personality disorder
- schnozzola — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.
- scorzonera — a plant of the modern genus Scorzonera, esp S. Hispanica or black salsify, cultivated in Europe for its root which is used as a vegetable
- scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
- seltzogene — a device from the late Victorian times for making carbonated water
- shear zone — Geology. a zone of closely spaced, approximately parallel faults or dispersed displacements.
- speed zone — an area where a different, usually reduced, speed limit is in effect
- sporozoite — one of the minute, active bodies into which the spore of certain Sporozoa divides, each developing into an adult individual.
- the azores — three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles)
- topazolite — a greenish yellow variety of andradite garnet.
- zoanthropy — a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal.
- zollverein — (in the 19th century) a union of German states for the maintenance of a uniform tariff on imports from other countries, and of free trading among themselves.
- zombielike — Similar to a zombie, having the appearance or character of a zombie.
- zonal soil — soil having a profile determined mainly by the local climate and vegetation
- zone plate — a plate or screen with alternating opaque and transparent concentric rings that focus light by diffraction.
- zonta club — one of an organization of service clubs composed of business and professional women, founded in 1919, and a member chapter of a worldwide organization (Zonta International) dedicated to promoting world peace and fellowship.
- zoo keeper — a person who looks after the animals in a zoo
- zoochorous — (of a plant) having the spores or seeds dispersed by animals
- zooculture — the domestication of animals
- zoogloeoid — like or resembling a zoogloea