simple past tense and past participle of abnormalize
achromatizable
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(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
acronymize
acronymize
verb
(transitive) To turn a phrase into an acronym.
acronymized
acronymized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acronymize
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
agromyzidae
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
allomerize
allomerize
verb
To undergo allomerization
allomerized
allomerized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of allomerize
allomerizing
almuerzo
ameizoeira
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
amidrazone
amidrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of nitrogen derivatives of carboxylic acids having a tautomeric structure represented by the general formulas RC(=NH)NHNH₂ and RC(NH₂)=NNH₂
aminotriazole
aminotriazole
noun
The heterocyclic organic compound 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-AT), sometimes used as a herbicide (but not, because of its carcinogenic properties, on food crops).
amoralize
amoralize
verb
(transitive) To make amoral.
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
amortize
amortize
verb
(transitive) To alienate (property) in mortmain.
(transitive) To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
(transitive, computer science) To even out the costs of running an algorithm over many iterations, so that high-cost iterations are much less frequent than low-cost iterations, which lowers the average running time.
amortized
amortized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortize
amortizement
amortizement
noun
The act or process of amortizing.
amortizes
amortizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize
anatomizer
anatomizer
noun
One who carries out dissection.
anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
verb
(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).
(transitive) To endow with human qualities.
anthropomorphized
anthropomorphized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize
antimodernization
antimodernization
noun
Opposition to modernization.
arithmetization
arithmetization
noun
(mathematics) The treatment of mathematics by methods involving only the fundamental concepts and operations of arithmetic.
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
armozeen
armozeen
noun
A thick plain silk, generally black, used for clerical garments.
armozine
armozine
noun
Alternative form of armozeen
aromatize
aromatize
verb
(transitive) To make aromatic, fragrant, or spicy.
(transitive, chemistry) To convert into an aromatic compound by means of a chemical reaction.
aromatized
aromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatize
aromatizer
aromatizer
noun
One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.
astronomize
astronomize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To study or talk astronomy.
atmolyzer
atmolyzer
noun
(chemistry) An apparatus for carrying out atmolysis.
atomizer
atomizer
noun
An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.
atomizers
atomizers
noun
plural of atomizer
autodepolymerization
autoracemization
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoformamide
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
azoospermias
azoospermias
noun
plural of azoospermia
azotometer
azotometer
noun
(inorganic chemistry, obsolete) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
azygosperm
bamboozler
bamboozler
noun
One who bamboozles; a trickster.
bamboozlers
bamboozlers
noun
plural of bamboozler
barometz
barometz
noun
(mythology) A purported zoophyte, half-animal and half-plant, said to grow in the form of a sheep.
The golden chicken fern or woolly fern (Cibotium barometz), the rhizomes of which are covered in furry brown hair; the legend (sense 1) is supposed to have arisen because, when inverted, the rhizomes with stalks growing out of them resemble lambs.
benzhydroxamic
benzocoumaran
benzomorpholine
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
benzoxycamphor
benzoylformic
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
brombenzamide
brombenzene
brombenzyl
brominize
bromize
bromize
verb
(photography, transitive) To prepare or treat with bromine.
bromized
bromized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bromize
bromizer
bromizer
noun
(photography) A bromide added to a collodion or gelatin emulsion.
bromizes
bromizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bromize
bromobenzene
bromobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) The brominated derivative of benzene C₆H₅Br that is used as a solvent and, via Grignard reagents, to manufacture pharmaceuticals etc.
bromobenzyl
bromobenzyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in plural) Any bromo derivative of a benzyl radical
bromoiodized
bromoiodized
adj
(photography) Treated with bromides and iodides.
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
camphorize
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
cardiectomize
ceratozamia
ceremonialize
ceremonialize
verb
To celebrate in a ceremonial way.
ceromez
chernozem
chernozem
noun
A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
choriambize
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
chromazurine
chromicize
chromicize
verb
(medicine) (of catgut) to treat with a compound of chromium
chromize
chromize
verb
(transitive) To chrome; to treat with chromium.
chromized
chromized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chromize
chromizes
chromizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chromize
coharmonize
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
commemorize
commemorize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To commemorate.
commemorized
commemorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commemorize
commemorizing
commemorizing
verb
present participle of commemorize
commercialization
commercialization
noun
The act of commercializing.
commercializations
commercializations
noun
plural of commercialization
commercialize
commercialize
verb
(transitive) to apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons).
(transitive) to bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
(transitive) to exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.
commercialized
commercialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commercialize
commercializes
commercializes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commercialize
commercializing
commercializing
verb
present participle of commercialize
communalizer
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.
comprizable
comprize
comprize
verb
Archaic form of comprise.
comprized
comprized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprize
comprizes
comprizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprize
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
conundrumize
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
copolymerize
copolymerize
verb
(chemistry) To polymerize so as to form a copolymer
copolymerized
copolymerized
adj
polymerized, along with another compound, to form a copolymer
copolymerizing
copolymerizing
verb
present participle of copolymerize
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
dearomatize
dearomatize
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove the aromatic character from a compound
(organic chemistry) To remove the aromatic components from a petroleum product
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.)
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformalized
deformalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deformalize
deformalizes
deformalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deformalize
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
deglamorize
deglamorize
verb
To make less glamorous
deglamorized
deglamorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deglamorize
deglamorizes
deglamorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deglamorize
deglamorizing
deglamorizing
verb
present participle of deglamorize
dematerialization
dematerialization
noun
(finance, law) The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.
The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
demilitarization
demilitarization
noun
Alternative spelling of demilitarisation
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.
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
demoralization
demoralization
noun
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
demoralize
demoralize
verb
(dated) To erode the moral adherence of; to corrupt.
To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
demoralized
demoralized
verb
past participle of demoralize
demoralizer
demoralizer
noun
Agent noun of demoralize: one who demoralizes.
demoralizers
demoralizers
noun
plural of demoralizer
demoralizes
demoralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demoralize