The treatment of water to remove soluble iron salts.
definitization
definitization
noun
The process of definitizing.
definitize
definitize
verb
(transitive, US military) To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite.
(transitive, grammar) To make definite (of e.g. a noun or adjective)
definitized
definitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of definitize
definitizes
definitizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of definitize
definitizing
definitizing
verb
present participle of definitize
deflectionization
deflectionize
defunctionalization
defunctionalization
noun
(computing, programming) A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
degelatinize
degentilize
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
deheathenize
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
dehypnotized
dehypnotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize
dehypnotizing
dehypnotizing
verb
present participle of dehypnotize
deindividualization
deindividualization
noun
The act or process of deindividualizing.
deindustrialization
deindustrialization
noun
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength.
deindustrialize
deindustrialize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry.
deinstitutionalization
deinstitutionalization
noun
the process of abolishing a practice that has been considered a norm
the process of reducing a person's dependence on an institutional environment
the process of releasing a person from a facility where their freedom to leave has been restrained
deintellectualization
deintellectualization
noun
The process of deintellectualizing.
deintellectualize
deintellectualize
verb
(transitive) To cause no longer to be intellectual.
deionization
deionization
noun
(chemistry) The return of an ionized gas to its neutral state
(chemistry) The use of ion exchange to remove ionic substances from a solution
deionizations
deionizations
noun
plural of deionization
delabialization
delabialization
noun
The act, process or result of delabializing.
delatinization
delatinization
noun
(Christianity) Changes in the Catholic liturgy that move away from the Roman Rite.
The removal of Latin elements from something.
delatinize
deliberalization
delimitizing
delocalization
delocalization
noun
(chemistry) the phenomenon in which bonding electrons of some molecules serve to bind several atoms instead of just two; it is observed in metals and in aromatic and conjugated organic compounds
the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
demagnetizable
demagnetizable
adj
That can be demagnetized.
demagnetization
demagnetization
noun
The process of removing the magnetic field from an object.
demagnetize
demagnetize
verb
(transitive) To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
(transitive) To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
demagnetized
demagnetized
adj
From which all magnetism has been removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demagnetize
demagnetizer
demagnetizer
noun
Any device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization
demagnetizes
demagnetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagnetize
demagnetizing
demagnetizing
verb
present participle of demagnetize
demanganization
demanganization
noun
The act of removing compounds of manganese from water
demasculinization
demasculinization
noun
(biology) The suppression of a male-orientated function by repressing male hormones
The removal of the testicles
dematerialization
dematerialization
noun
(finance, law) The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.
The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
dematerializing
dematerializing
verb
present participle of dematerialize
dementholize
demilitarization
demilitarization
noun
Alternative spelling of demilitarisation
demilitarizing
demilitarizing
verb
present participle of demilitarize
demineralization
demineralization
noun
(chemistry) The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.
(medicine) The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.
demobilization
demobilization
noun
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.
demobilizations
demobilizations
noun
plural of demobilization
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.
democratizing
democratizing
verb
present participle of democratize
demonetization
demonetization
noun
The act or process of demonetizing.
demonetize
demonetize
verb
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.
To declare ineligible or worthless as a medium of exchange or as legal tender.
To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.
demonetized
demonetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demonetize
demonetizes
demonetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demonetize
demonetizing
demonetizing
verb
present participle of demonetize
demonization
demonization
noun
Something demonized.
The act of demonizing.
demoralization
demoralization
noun
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
demutization
demythologization
demythologization
noun
The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
demythologizing
demythologizing
verb
present participle of demythologize
denarcotization
denarcotize
denarcotize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of narcotine.
denationalization
denationalization
noun
The act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.
denationalize
denationalize
verb
(transitive) To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
denationalized
denationalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denationalize
denationalizing
denationalizing
verb
present participle of denationalize
denaturalization
denaturalization
noun
The act or process of denaturalizing, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing.
The removal of the rights of a citizen.
denaturalize
denaturalize
verb
(transitive) To cease to treat as natural.
(transitive) To make less natural; to cause to deviate from its nature.
(transitive) To revoke or deny the citizenship of.
denaturalized
denaturalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturalize
denaturalizing
denaturalizing
verb
present participle of denaturalize
denaturization
denaturization
noun
The process of denaturing.
denaturize
denaturize
verb
To denature.
denaturized
denaturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturize
denaturizer
denaturizing
denaturizing
verb
present participle of denaturize
denazification
denazification
noun
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.
deneutralization
deneutralization
noun
Process of deneutralizing.
denicotinize
denicotinize
verb
(transitive) to remove some or all of the nicotine from tobacco.
denicotinized
denicotinized
adj
Having had the nicotine removed.
denicotinizes
denicotinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denicotinize
denicotinizing
denicotinizing
verb
present participle of denicotinize
denitrize
denizate
denization
denization
noun
The act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen; naturalization.
denizenation
denizenation
noun
The act of making a denizen; naturalization.
denominationalize
denominationalize
verb
(transitive) To bring under the influence of a religious denomination.
dentalization
dentalization
noun
The process of dentalizing.
dentalize
dentalize
verb
(transitive, phonetics) To make (a speech sound) dental.
dentalized
dentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dentalize
dentalizing
dentalizing
verb
present participle of dentalize
denuclearization
denuclearization
noun
The act or process of denuclearizing.
deoccidentalize
deodorization
deodorization
noun
The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities.
deorganization
deorientalize
deoxidization
deoxidization
noun
(chemistry) The removal of oxygen from a compound.
deoxygenization
deoxygenization
noun
(chemistry) deoxidization
deozonization
deozonization
noun
The removal of ozone.
depancreatization
depancreatize
departisanize
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentalize
departmentalize
verb
To organize something into departments
departmentalized
departmentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of departmentalize
departmentalizes
departmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
departmentize
departmentize
verb
Alternative form of departmentalize
depauperization
depauperization
noun
The process, or the result of depauperizing
depersonalization
depersonalization
noun
(psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
(psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
dephosphorization
dephosphorization
noun
(chemistry) The act of freeing from phosphorus.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
depiedmontize
depigmentize
depolarization
depolarization
noun
(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
(sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
depoliticizing
depoliticizing
verb
present participle of depoliticize
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
deprotestantize
deputationize
deputization
deputization
noun
The process of becoming a deputy.
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
derationalization
derationalization
noun
The process of derationalizing.
derationalize
deratization
deratization
noun
(humorous or nonstandard) Extermination of rats, especially aboard a merchant vessel.
deratizing
deratizing
verb
present participle of deratize
derealization
derealization
noun
(The process of) making unreal, in general; detachment from reality or realness.
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.
deregulationize
derivatizing
derivatizing
verb
present participle of derivatize
dermatozoonosis
deromanticize
deromanticize
verb
(transitive) To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.
desacralization
desacralization
noun
(religion) The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.
desalinization
desalinization
noun
(US) Alternative form of desalinisation
desamidization
desectionalize
desensitization
desensitization
noun
The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation.
desensitizations
desensitizations
noun
plural of desensitization
desensitize
desensitize
verb
To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.
desensitized
desensitized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desensitize
desensitizer
desensitizer
noun
Any substance applied to the non-image part of a lithographic plate so that ink will not stick to it.
Anything that desensitizes.
desensitizers
desensitizers
noun
plural of desensitizer
desensitizes
desensitizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desensitize
desensitizing
desensitizing
verb
present participle of desensitize
desentimentalize
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
desiliconization
desiliconization
noun
The removal of silicon or silicates
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
desocialization
desocialization
noun
The act of desocializing.
despecialization
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
destabilization
destabilization
noun
The act or process of destabilizing.
destabilizing
destabilizing
verb
present participle of destabilize
destalinization
destalinization
noun
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.