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13-letter words containing z, e, r

  • impersonalize — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
  • industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
  • interiorizing — Present participle of interiorize.
  • internalizing — Present participle of internalize.
  • irrationalize — to make or cause to be irrational.
  • isomerization — (chemistry) the conversion of a compound into a different isomeric form.
  • jasperization — The act or process of jasperizing.
  • jebel ed druz — a mountainous region in S Syria: inhabited by Druses. About 2700 sq. mi. (6995 sq. km).
  • katzenjammers — Plural form of katzenjammer.
  • kyrgyz steppe — a vast steppe region in central Kazakhstan
  • laissez aller — unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.
  • laissez-faire — of, relating to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
  • letzeburgesch — a Germanic dialect that is the native language of most of the people of Luxembourg.
  • linearization — The modification of a system such that its output is linearly dependent on its input.
  • loebner prize — (artificial intelligence)   An annual competition in artificial intelligence started by Dr. Hugh Loebner of New York City in 1991. A $100,000 prize is offered to the author of the first computer program to pass an unrestricted Turing test. Annual competitions are held each year with a $2000 prize for the best program on a restricted Turing test. Sponsors of previous competitions include: Apple Computer, Computerland, Crown Industries, GDE Systems, IBM Personal Computer Company's Center for Natural Computing, Greenwich Capital Markets, Motorola, the National Science Foundation, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The Weingart Foundation. The 1995 and 1996 events were unrestricted Turing Tests, requiring computer entries to converse indefinitely with no topic restrictions. So far, even the best programs give themselves away almost immediately, either by simple grammatical mistakes or by repetition. Complete transcripts and IBM compatible diskettes that play the 1991, 1992, and 1993 conversations in real-time are available for purchase from the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (telephone: +1 (617) 491 9020, Fax: 1072). Sponsorship opportunities are available.
  • lorentz force — the force on a charged particle moving through a region containing both electric and magnetic fields.
  • lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
  • madeira topaz — citrine (def 2).
  • magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
  • mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
  • mangel-wurzel — a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
  • marbleization — The process of marbleizing.
  • marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
  • martinez ruiz — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), Azorín.
  • materializing — Present participle of materialize.
  • melodramatize — to make melodramatic.
  • memorializing — Present participle of memorialize.
  • mercerization — to treat (cotton yarns or fabric) with caustic alkali under tension, in order to increase strength, luster, and affinity for dye.
  • merchandizing — Alternative spelling of merchandising.
  • mercurialized — Simple past tense and past participle of mercurialize.
  • mesmerization — to hypnotize.
  • mesmerizingly — In a way or to an extent that mesmerizes.
  • metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
  • metronidazole — a synthetic antimicrobial substance, C 6 H 9 N 3 O 3 , used chiefly in the treatment of infections, such as Trichomonas vaginalis and certain anaerobic bacterial infections.
  • mezzo soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
  • mezzo-relievo — sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.
  • mezzo-soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
  • mineralizable — Capable of being mineralized.
  • miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • misrecognized — Simple past tense and past participle of misrecognize.
  • misrecognizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misrecognize.
  • mittelschmerz — dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.
  • modernization — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
  • muzzle-loader — a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.
  • muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
  • natchez trace — a road begun in 1806 between Natchez, Miss., and Nashville, Tenn.: about 500 miles (800 km) long.
  • nathan glazer — Nathan, born 1923, U.S. sociologist.
  • nephrectomize — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
  • new zealander — a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Capital: Wellington.
  • nez perce war — a war (1877) fought in the northwestern U.S. between the U.S. and a band of Nez Percé Indians.
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