(biology) The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.
The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
acclimatizations
acclimatizations
noun
plural of acclimatization
acclimatizing
acclimatizing
verb
present participle of acclimatize
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
acetalization
acetalization
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzene
acetylbenzene
noun
acetophenone
acetylbenzoate
acetylbenzoic
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acetylphenylhydrazine
actinozoal
actinozoal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
acylamidobenzene
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
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alcoholization
alcoholization
noun
(obsolete) Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
anacephalize
angelicize
angelicize
verb
(transitive) To make or treat as angelic.
anglicanize
anglicanize
Verb
To make Anglican.
anglicization
anglicization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicisation.
anglicize
anglicize
verb
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicise.
anglicized
anglicized
adj
Alternative spelling of anglicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anglicize
anglicizes
anglicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anglicize
anglicizing
anglicizing
verb
present participle of anglicize
anticatalyzer
anticentralization
anticentralization
adj
Opposing centralization.
noun
Opposition to centralization.
avunculize
azlactone
azlactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
azocochineal
azocoralline
azodisulphonic
azosulphonic
bacchanalization
bacchanalization
noun
Riotous revelry.
bacchanalize
bacchanalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave as if at a bacchanal; to revel riotously.
(transitive) To make riotous and wild.
balzacian
balzacian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the French novelist (1799–1850) or his writings.
Noun
A follower of Balzac, or an author who writes in his style.
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzalcohol
benzalcyanhydrin
benzilic
benzoglycolic
benzophloroglucinol
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzoylformic
benzoylglycine
benzylic
benzylic
adj
(organic chemistry) containing the benzyl (C₆H₅-CH₂-) radical or any of its derivatives
benzylpenicillin
benzylpenicillin
noun
(pharmacology) The penicillin C₁₆H₁₈N₂O₄S that constitutes the principal or sole component of most commercial preparations and is used chiefly in the form of its stable salts (as the sodium salt C₁₆H₁₇N₂NaO₄S or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₄S).
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
brazenfacedly
calcinize
calorizing
calorizing
verb
present participle of calorize
calvinize
calvinize
Verb
To convert to Calvinism.
calycozoan
calycozoon
calzone
calzone
noun
A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.
calzoneras
calzones
calzones
noun
plural of calzone
calzoons
calzoons
noun
(obsolete, plural only) Drawers; underwear.
canaliculization
canalization
canalization
noun
Alternative spelling of canalisation
canalizations
canalizations
noun
plural of canalization
canalize
canalize
verb
US and Non-Oxford British English spelling of canalise
canalized
canalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canalize
canalizes
canalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canalize
canalizing
canalizing
verb
present participle of canalize
cannibalization
cannibalization
noun
The act of cannibalizing.
cannibalize
cannibalize
verb
Alternative form of cannibalise
cannibalized
cannibalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cannibalize
cannibalizes
cannibalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cannibalize
cannibalizing
cannibalizing
verb
present participle of cannibalize
canonicalization
canonicalization
noun
(computing) standardization, normalization
canonicalize
canonicalize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert (data) into canonical form.
canonicalized
canonicalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canonicalize
canonicalizes
canonicalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canonicalize
canonicalizing
canonicalizing
verb
present participle of canonicalize
capitalization
capitalization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
capitalizations
capitalizations
noun
plural of capitalization
capitalizing
capitalizing
verb
present participle of capitalize
capsulizing
capsulizing
verb
present participle of capsulize
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
caramelizing
caramelizing
verb
present participle of caramelize
carbolizing
carbolizing
verb
present participle of carbolize
carbonizable
carbonizable
adj
Able to be carbonized.
carnalize
carnalize
verb
(transitive) To make physical or materialistic, as opposed to spiritual
carnalized
carnalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carnalize
carnalizing
carnalizing
verb
present participle of carnalize
cartelization
cartelization
noun
The act of cartelizing.
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
catabolizing
catabolizing
verb
present participle of catabolize
catalyzing
catalyzing
verb
present participle of catalyze
catholicization
catholicizing
catholicizing
verb
present participle of catholicize
celtization
cenozoology
centralization
centralization
noun
The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole
centralizations
centralizations
noun
plural of centralization
centralize
centralize
verb
To move power to a single, central authority
To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
centralized
centralized
adj
Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralize
centralizer
centralizer
noun
(mathematics) (of an element in a group) The set of elements of the same group which commute with the element. See also normalizer.
A device used to centralize a piece of equipment.
centralizers
centralizers
noun
plural of centralizer
centralizes
centralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralize
centralizing
centralizing
verb
present participle of centralize
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
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.
cerebralization
cerebralization
noun
The process or result of cerebralizing.
ceremonialize
ceremonialize
verb
To celebrate in a ceremonial way.
chalazian
chalazion
chalazion
noun
(ophthalmology, optometry) A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
chalazoin
chameleonize
chameleonize
verb
(intransitive) To change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
(reflexive) To transform oneself, as if changing colour like a chameleon.
(transitive) To cause to change colour or turn various colours; to transform (to suit changing circumstances).
channelization
channelization
noun
The division of a wide-band communications channel into multiple narrow-band channels.
The straightening and widening of a stream or river.
channelize
channelize
verb
(transitive) To direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel.
(transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line.
(transitive) To transmit through a channel.
To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
channelized
channelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of channelize
channelizes
channelizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of channelize
channelizing
channelizing
verb
present participle of channelize
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.
chaptalizing
chaptalizing
verb
present participle of chaptalize
chattelization
chattelization
noun
The process of chattelizing.
chattelizing
chattelizing
verb
present participle of chattelize
chemicalization
chemicalization
noun
(spirituality) Inner conflict caused by one's initial resistance to spiritual awakening.
The process of making something chemical, or adapting it to use chemical methods.
chileanization
chileanize
chileanize
Verb
To make Chilean.
chlamydozoan
chloralization
chloralization
noun
The process of chloralizing.
chloralizing
chloralizing
verb
present participle of chloralize
chloridizing
chloridizing
verb
present participle of chloridize
chlorinize
chlorinize
verb
(transitive) To chlorinate.
chloritization
chloritization
noun
(geology) The metamorphic conversion of pyroxene or amphibole minerals into members of the chlorite group
chlorobenzene
chlorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by chlorine; but especially the simplest such derivative C₆H₅Cl that is used in the manufacture of phenol, aniline and other compounds
chlorodizing
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorozincate
chlorozincate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion ZnCl₄²⁻ derived from zinc chloride; any salt containing this anion
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chorizontal
chronologize
chronologize
verb
To establish an order of events based on the time of their occurrence.
chronologizing
chronologizing
verb
present participle of chronologize
circularization
circularization
noun
The act or process of making something circular in form.
The distribution of publicity circulars.
circularizations
circularizations
noun
plural of circularization
circularizing
circularizing
verb
present participle of circularize
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
citizenly
citizenly
adj
Pertaining to citizens.
civilianization
civilianization
noun
the act or process of civilianizing
civilianize
civilianize
verb
To change the status of (a member of the armed forces) to that of a civilian.
To convert from military to civilian operation or control.
civilianized
civilianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of civilianize