attributing human characteristics to something that is nonhuman.
endowing with human qualities.
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
anthropomorphizing
anthropomorphizing
verb
present participle of anthropomorphize
anthropophagize
anthropozoic
anthropozoic
Adjective
The geological era dominated by the presence of man.
antimonopolization
antipopularization
antiprotozoal
antiprotozoal
adj
(pharmacology) That inhibits or destroys protozoa
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug used to fight diseases caused by protozoa
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
aphorizing
aphorizing
verb
present participle of aphorize
apiezon
apologizing
apologizing
verb
present participle of apologize
apostatizing
apostatizing
verb
present participle of apostatize
apostrophizing
apostrophizing
verb
present participle of apostrophize
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
atropinization
atropinization
noun
(medicine) Physical effects caused by atropine, including flushing, mydriasis, tachycardia, and dryness of the mouth and nose.
atropinize
atropinize
verb
(transitive) To treat with atropine.
autodepolymerization
autohypnotization
autohypnotization
noun
Synonym of autohypnosis
autotyphization
azathioprine
azathioprine
noun
(pharmacology) A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
azodiphenyl
azodisulphonic
azoparaffin
azophenine
azophosphin
azoprotein
azoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) Any protein, coupled with another material via a diazo linkage, that is used in immunochemical procedures
azosulphine
azosulphonic
benzophenanthrazine
benzophenanthroline
benzophenazine
benzophenothiazine
benzophenoxazine
benzophenoxazine
noun
(chemistry) Any of a certain class of dyes.
benzophthalazine
benzopinacone
benzopinacone
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of benzopinacol
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzpinacone
bipolarization
bipolarization
noun
(politics) polarization into two opposing factions
bipolarizing
bipolarizing
verb
present participle of bipolarize
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
cacophonize
cacophonize
verb
(intransitive) To produce a cacophony.
(transitive) To make cacophonous.
capitalization
capitalization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
capitalizations
capitalizations
noun
plural of capitalization
caponization
caponization
noun
The process of caponizing.
caponize
caponize
verb
(transitive) To castrate (a cockerel) in order to fatten it for table use.
caponized
caponized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponize
caponizer
caponizer
noun
A person or device that caponizes
caponizes
caponizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caponize
caponizing
caponizing
verb
present participle of caponize
cauponize
cauponize
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To sell wine or victuals.
cephalization
cephalization
noun
(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.
championize
championize
verb
(transitive, archaic) To champion.
chaptalization
chaptalization
noun
the addition of sugar to grape juice in the fermentation of wine. Usually done if the grapes are thought to lack enough natural sugars for the desired alcohol content.
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
companionize
companionize
verb
(transitive, intransitive, archaic) To associate with as a companion; to act as a friend to.
companionized
companionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of companionize
companionizing
companionizing
verb
present participle of companionize
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
compazine
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
conceptualization
conceptualization
noun
The concept so formed; something conceptualized
The process of forming a conceptual form of a phenomenon; the act of conceptualizing
conceptualizations
conceptualizations
noun
plural of conceptualization
conceptualize
conceptualize
verb
To conceive the idea for something.
To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
conceptualizes
conceptualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize
conceptualizing
conceptualizing
verb
present participle of conceptualize
contrapolarization
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
copperization
copperization
noun
The process of copperizing.
corporealization
corporealization
noun
(figurative) Accomplishment.
The process of making corporeal, of giving physical form to.
The state of having physical form as a result of this process.
cosmopolitanization
cosmopolitanization
noun
The process of making something cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanize
cosmopolitanize
verb
(transitive) To make cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
cosmopolitanizing
cosmopolitanizing
verb
present participle of cosmopolitanize
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
cryptocrystallization
cryptocrystallization
noun
The process of becoming cryptocrystalline.
cryptozonia
cyanospiza
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
decapitalization
decapitalization
noun
The process of decapitalizing something.
decephalization
decephalization
noun
The process of decephalizing.
decopperization
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
depancreatization
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
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.
depersonalize
depersonalize
verb
(psychiatry, intransitive) To suffer an episode of depersonalization.
(transitive) To present (something) as an impersonal object.
(transitive) To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.
depersonalized
depersonalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize
depersonalizes
depersonalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize
depersonalizing
depersonalizing
verb
present participle of depersonalize
dephosphorization
dephosphorization
noun
(chemistry) The act of freeing from phosphorus.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
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.
depolarizing
depolarizing
verb
present participle of depolarize
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
deprotestantize
deprovincialize
deprovincialize
verb
(transitive) To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
deputationize
deputization
deputization
noun
The process of becoming a deputy.
despecialization
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
dibenzophenazine
dinitrophenylhydrazine
dinitrophenylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic azines, but especially 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that is used as a reagent in the analysis of aldehydes and ketones
diphthongalize
diphthongization
diphthongization
noun
Alternative spelling of diphthongisation
dipolarization
dispersonalize
dispersonalize
verb
(transitive) Synonym of depersonalize
disprobabilization
ecphorization
ectropionization
egyptianization
egyptianization
Noun
The making of a place or practice more Egyptian or more like Egypt; the introduction of Egyptian elements, practices, attitudes, language, etc.
encyclopaedize
enhypostatize
enhypostatize
verb
To hypostatize.
epidermidalization
epidermization
epidermization
noun
(surgery) skin grafting
The formation of the epidermis from underlying cells
epidotization
episcopalianize
episcopalianize
verb
(transitive) To make episcopalian.
episcopization
epistolization
epistolization
noun
The writing of an epistle.
epithelization
epitomization
epitomization
noun
The process or result of epitomizing.
epizoan
epizoarian
euphemization
europeanization
europeanize
europeanize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Europeanize
europeanized
europeanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of europeanize
europeanizing
europeanizing
verb
present participle of europeanize
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
filipinization
glaucophanization
glaucophanization
noun
Conversion into glaucophane.
glaucophanize
graphitization
graphitization
noun
(geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
heparinization
heparinization
noun
Therapeutic administration of heparin
hepatectomizing
hepatization
hepatization
noun
(medicine) The conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air.
hispanicization
hispanicization
Noun
The act or process of making Hispanic.
hispaniolize
homopolymerization
homopolymerization
noun
The polymerization of a single type of monomer to form a homopolymer