(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomize
verb
(transitive) To subject to an adrenalectomy.
adrenalectomized
adrenalectomized
adj
Having been adrenalectomized (subjected to adrenalectomy).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adrenalectomize
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
autoracemization
azurmalachite
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
cardiectomize
ceratozamia
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chrismatize
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
commercialization
commercialization
noun
The act of commercializing.
commercializations
commercializations
noun
plural of commercialization
compartmentalization
compartmentalization
noun
(counter-espionage) The act of dividing tasks involving confidential information so that no one person is capable of leaking enough to be incriminating. Alternatively, it can involve distributing information in such a way that no individual knows the full extent or purpose of the task they have been given, hence, if they are captured or monitored, the enemy would not be able to obtain useful information from any given person.
(software) The act of dividing complex code into libraries with common functionality to help make the process of programming more manageable and reusable.
The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.
compartmentalize
compartmentalize
verb
(transitive) To separate something into different categories or compartments.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
compartmentalizes
compartmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize
compartmentalizing
compartmentalizing
verb
present participle of compartmentalize
compartmentize
compartmentize
verb
Synonym of compartmentalize
complementizer
complementizer
noun
(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
computerizes
computerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
contemporize
contemporize
verb
(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
contemporizing
contemporizing
verb
present participle of contemporize
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
decriminalization
decriminalization
noun
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
demetricize
democratization
democratization
noun
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
The making more democratic of a political system.
The spread of democracy as a concept.
democratize
democratize
verb
(transitive) To make democratic.
democratized
democratized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of democratize
democratizer
democratizer
noun
One who democratizes.
democratizes
democratizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize
democratizing
democratizing
verb
present participle of democratize
deromanticize
deromanticize
verb
(transitive) To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.
electromagnetize
electromagnetize
verb
To magnetize by means of electromagnetism
excrementize
excrementize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To void excrement; to defecate.
exorcizement
frontozygomatic
frontozygomatic
adj
(anatomy) zygomaticofrontal
geometricize
geometricize
verb
(transitive) To make geometrical; to bring into the realm of geometry.
grammaticize
grammaticize
verb
Synonym of grammaticalize (“to cause to undergo grammaticization/grammaticalization”).
Synonym of grammaticalize (“to make grammatical”).
Synonym of grammaticalize (“to to cause (something) to be required by the rules of grammar”).
heterochromatization
heterochromatization
noun
(genetics) The conversion (of euchromatin) to heterochromatin
heterochromatized
heterochromatized
adj
Modified by heterochromatization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heterochromatize
hysterectomize
hysterectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a hysterectomy upon.
hysterectomized
hysterectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hysterectomize
hysterectomizes
hysterectomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hysterectomize
hysterectomizing
hysterectomizing
verb
present participle of hysterectomize
iridectomize
iridectomize
verb
(transitive) To carry out an iridectomy upon.
iridectomized
iridectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of iridectomize
iridectomizing
iridectomizing
verb
present participle of iridectomize
laryngectomize
laryngectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a laryngectomy upon.
laryngectomized
laryngectomized
adj
Subjected to a laryngectomy
verb
simple past tense and past participle of laryngectomize
laryngectomizing
laryngectomizing
verb
present participle of laryngectomize
mercerization
mercerization
noun
Alternative form of mercerisation
mercurialization
mercurialization
noun
(medicine, historical) A treatment with the metal mercury (now known to be toxic).
mercurization
mercurization
noun
The process of treating with mercury.
metricize
metricize
verb
(poetry) To use poetic meter
To introduce metrics into (a process)
To make metric
To represent or measure by a metric
metricized
metricized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metricize
metricizes
metricizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metricize
metricizing
metricizing
verb
present participle of metricize
microminiaturization
microminiaturization
noun
The process of microminiaturizing.
microminiaturizations
microminiaturizations
noun
plural of microminiaturization
microminiaturize
microminiaturize
verb
To construct an extremely small-scale device, especially one used for electronic circuitry or microfluidics.
microminiaturized
microminiaturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of microminiaturize
microminiaturizing
microminiaturizing
verb
present participle of microminiaturize
micronization
micronization
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of micronisation
micropolarization
miscategorize
miscategorize
Verb
To categorize incorrectly.
miscategorized
miscategorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscategorize
miscategorizing
miscategorizing
verb
present participle of miscategorize
mischaracterization
mischaracterization
noun
The act of characterizing something in an inaccurate or misleading way
mischaracterize
mischaracterize
verb
To characterize falsely or mistakenly
mischaracterized
mischaracterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mischaracterize
mischaracterizing
mischaracterizing
verb
present participle of mischaracterize
mithraicize
mythicizer
mythicizer
noun
One who mythicizes.
mythicizers
mythicizers
noun
plural of mythicizer
nephrectomize
nephrectomize
verb
To perform nephrectomy (upon)
nephrectomized
nephrectomized
adj
Subject to a nephrectomy
verb
simple past tense and past participle of nephrectomize
nephrectomizing
nephrectomizing
verb
present participle of nephrectomize
oophorectomize
oophorectomize
verb
(surgery) To perform, or to undergo an oophorectomy
oophorectomized
oophorectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oophorectomize
oophorectomizing
orbitozygomatic
orthochromatize
orthochromatize
verb
(photography) To make orthochromatic
ovariectomize
ovariectomize
verb
(transitive) To remove the ovaries from.
ovariectomized
ovariectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize
ovariectomizing
ovariectomizing
verb
present participle of ovariectomize
overcommercialization
overcommercialization
noun
Excessive commercialization.
overromanticize
overromanticize
verb
(transitive) To romanticize too much.
overromanticized
overromanticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overromanticize
overromanticizing
overromanticizing
verb
present participle of overromanticize
panchromatization
panchromatization
noun
The process of panchromatizing.
panchromatize
panchromatize
verb
(transitive, photography) To cover with a panchromatic coating.
pancreatectomize
pancreatectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a pancreatectomy upon.
pancreatectomized
pancreatectomized
adj
Having undergone pancreatectomy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pancreatectomize
parathyroidectomize
parathyroidectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a parathyroidectomy upon.
parathyroidectomized
parathyroidectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parathyroidectomize
parathyroidectomizing
parathyroidectomizing
verb
present participle of parathyroidectomize
parchmentize
parchmentize
verb
(transitive) To convert to a parchment-like substance, especially by sulfuric acid.
parchmentized
parchmentized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parchmentize
parchmentizing
parchmentizing
verb
present participle of parchmentize
perfectionizement
piezochemistries
piezochemistry
piezochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The chemistry of materials at high pressure
piezometric
piezometric
adj
(hydrology) Of or relating to a measurement of water pressure inside an aquifer
Of or pertaining to a piezometer or to piezometry
piezometrical
piezometrical
adj
Alternative form of piezometric
polychromatize
polychromatize
verb
(art) To paint using many colours
prezygomatic
prezygomatic
adj
(anatomy) Located in front of the zygoma
psychometrize
psychometrize
verb
(parapsychology) To discover information about an object's past, or past owners, merely by handling it.
racemization
racemization
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a racemate from a pure enantiomer.
reacclimatization
reacclimatization
noun
The process of reacclimatizing.
reacclimatize
reacclimatize
verb
To acclimatize again.
reacclimatized
reacclimatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reacclimatize
reacclimatizes
reacclimatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reacclimatize
reacclimatizing
reacclimatizing
verb
present participle of reacclimatize
rhizomatic
rhizomatic
adj
(botany) Resembling or related to a rhizome.
(philosophy) Employing rhizomes; not arborescent; spreading without a traditional hierarchy.
rhythmicize
rhythmicize
verb
(transitive) To make rhythmic.
romanticization
romanticization
noun
The act or process of romanticizing.
The result of such a process; a romantic treatment.
romanticize
romanticize
verb
(intransitive) To think or act in a romantic manner.
(transitive) To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.
romanticized
romanticized
adj
Interpreted in an unrealistic, idealized fashion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of romanticize
romanticizes
romanticizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of romanticize
romanticizing
romanticizing
verb
(US) present participle of romanticize
sacramentize
sacramentize
verb
(Christianity) To administer the sacraments.
schematizer
schematizer
noun
One who or that which schematizes.
schizonemertea
schizonemertean
schizonemertine
schizotrypanum
schmaltzier
schmaltzier
adj
comparative form of schmaltzy: more schmaltzy
schmeltzer
spermatozoic
spermatozoic
adj
(cytology) Of or pertaining to spermatozoa; of the nature of spermatozoa.
spizzerinctum
spizzerinctum
noun
(US, informal) Chutzpah, guts, nerve, or backbone.
(US, informal) Determination, ardor, or zeal.
suprarenalectomize
temporozygomatic
temporozygomatic
adj
Synonym of zygomaticotemporal
thyroidectomize
thyroidectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a thyroidectomy upon.
thyroidectomized
thyroidectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thyroidectomize
thyroparathyroidectomize
thyroparathyroidectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform thyroparathyroidectomy upon.