(biology, said of a cell) To destroy itself: to be destroyed by its own enzymes.
avestruz
azimuths
azimuths
noun
plural of azimuth
azoturia
azoturia
noun
(medicine) An increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine
(veterinary medicine) A condition that affects the muscles of horses, ranging from stiffness and mild cramps to the horse becoming unable to stand, with discoloured urine
(intransitive) To act as a substitute for a person in their role or office
(transitive) To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office
deutzias
deutzias
noun
plural of deutzia
eustazio
fitzhugh
furzetop
furziest
futilize
futurize
futurize
verb
(transitive) To bring into the future or make state of the art; modernize.
(transitive, grammar) To bring into the future tense.
fuzziest
fuzziest
adj
superlative form of fuzzy: most fuzzy
fuzztail
gauziest
gauziest
adj
superlative form of gauzy: most gauzy
halutzim
halutzim
noun
plural of halutz
hazelnut
hazelnut
noun
The fruit of the hazel tree.
hazzanut
hutzpahs
kevutzah
klutzier
klutzier
adj
comparative form of klutzy: more klutzy
kotzebue
kreutzer
kreutzer
noun
A medieval silver coin once used as currency in southern Germany and Austria.
kunzites
kunzites
noun
plural of kunzite
kurtzman
kutzenco
kutztown
lazulite
lazulite
noun
(mineralogy) A semi-precious gemstone that is a basic phosphate of magnesium, iron and aluminium
lazurite
lazurite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na₄₋₅Al₃Si₃O₁₂S.
luderitz
lunatize
lunatize
verb
(transitive, rare) To turn someone into a lunatic.
mezquite
mezquite
noun
Dated form of mesquite.
mezquits
mezquits
noun
plural of mezquit
mezuzoth
mustafuz
mutazala
mutazila
mutinize
muzziest
muzziest
adj
superlative form of muzzy: most muzzy
naturize
naturize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To endow with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature.
outblaze
outblaze
verb
(transitive) To shine or burn more brightly or intensely than.
outgazed
outgazed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outgaze
outsized
outsized
adj
Of an unusually large size.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsize
outsizes
outsizes
noun
plural of outsize
petuntze
plpuszta
pulitzer
pulitzer
Noun
a Pulitzer Prize, an annual American award given for journalism, literature, and music
pusztadr
quantize
quantize
verb
(transitive, mathematics) To associate a given set of numbers with a set of numeric values in another encoding or numerical system (e.g. in a discrete mathematics).
(transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quartzes
quartzes
noun
plural of quartz
quartzic
quartzic
adj
Of or relating to quartz.
quatorze
quatorze
noun
(card games) The four aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens, in the game of piquet, any of these counting as fourteen points.
quetzals
quetzals
noun
plural of quetzal
quizzity
quizzity
noun
(obsolete) Oddity; eccentricity.
reduzate
schultze
shiatzus
solutize
stutzman
suzettes
taddeusz
tezcucan
touzling
touzling
verb
present participle of touzle
tuberize
tuberize
verb
(botany, intransitive) To develop tubers.
tutorize
tutorize
verb
To teach; to instruct.
tzutuhil
unitized
unitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unitize
unitizer
unitizer
noun
One who unitizes.
unitizes
unitizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unitize
utilized
utilized
adj
Being used.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of utilize
utilizer
utilizer
noun
One who utilizes.
utilizes
utilizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of utilize
wurtzite
wurtzite
adj
Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
zaibatsu
zaibatsu
noun
(economics) A Japanese ‘money clique’ or conglomerate; (by extension) in the United States, any large corporation.
zastruga
zastruga
noun
Any of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in polar plains.
zastrugi
zastrugi
noun
plural of zastruga; Alternative form of sastrugi
zerumbet
zerumbet
noun
(archaic) Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger.
ziggurat
ziggurat
noun
A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories