(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
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetylaminobenzene
achromatization
achromatization
noun
The act or process of achromatizing.
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
admortization
admortization
noun
(law) In feudal law, the reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain.
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
advertizement
advertizement
noun
Alternative spelling of advertisement
aggrandizement
aggrandizement
Noun
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
aggrandizements
aggrandizements
noun
plural of aggrandizement
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
amalgamization
amalgamization
noun
The process or result of amalgamizing.
amazement
amazement
noun
(countable, archaic) A particular feeling of wonder, surprise, fear, or horror.
(countable, dated) Something which amazes.
(obsolete) Madness, frenzy.
(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.
amazements
amazements
noun
plural of amazement
amazonite
amazonite
noun
A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.
amazonstone
amazonstone
noun
A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
amazonstones
amazonstones
noun
plural of amazonstone
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
aminization
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).
ammonization
amortization
amortization
noun
The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.
The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
amortizations
amortizations
noun
plural of amortization
amortizement
amortizement
noun
The act or process of amortizing.
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
anagrammatization
anagrammatization
noun
Transformation of a word into its anagram.
anagrammatize
anagrammatize
verb
Alternative spelling of anagrammatise
anagrammatized
anagrammatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize
anagrammatizing
anagrammatizing
verb
present participle of anagrammatize
anathematization
anathematization
noun
The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
anathematize
anathematize
verb
(transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
anathematized
anathematized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anathematize
anathematizer
anathematizer
noun
One who anathematizes; a severe critic.
anathematizes
anathematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anathematize
anathematizing
anathematizing
verb
present participle of anathematize
anathemize
anathemize
verb
To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
anatomizable
anatomization
anatomization
noun
A process or act of anatomizing.
anatomize
anatomize
verb
(transitive) To inspect or investigate by dissection.
(transitive) To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
anatomized
anatomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomize
anatomizer
anatomizer
noun
One who carries out dissection.
anatomizes
anatomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize
anatomizing
anatomizing
verb
present participle of anatomize
anematize
anematized
anematizing
angiostomize
animalization
animalization
noun
Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.
The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.
anthropomorphization
anthropomorphization
noun
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
antiantienzyme
antibenzaldoxime
antienzymatic
antienzymatic
adj
That inhibits the action of an enzyme
antienzyme
antienzyme
noun
Any substance, especially an antibody or another enzyme, that counteracts the effects of a specific enzyme
antienzymic
antimechanization
antimechanization
adj
Opposing mechanization.
antimodernization
antimodernization
noun
Opposition to modernization.
antimonopolization
antizymic
antizymic
adj
Preventing fermentation.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
appetizement
apprizement
apprizement
noun
Archaic form of appraisement.
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
aromatization
aromatization
noun
(biochemistry) The enzymatic conversion of androgen hormones into estrogens by aromatase.
(petrochemistry) The conversion of aliphatic components of petroleum into aromatic compounds as part of the refining process.
aromatizing
aromatizing
verb
present participle of aromatize
assizement
astronomize
astronomize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To study or talk astronomy.
atmolyzation
atomization
atomization
noun
The act or an instance of atomizing.
atomizations
atomizations
noun
plural of atomization
atomizing
atomizing
verb
present participle of atomize
autodepolymerization
autoimmunization
autoimmunization
noun
(immunology) The process of becoming autoimmune.
autoimmunize
autoimmunized
autoimmunizing
automatization
automatization
noun
Automation.
The process of making an action of a higher animal reflexive.
automatizing
automatizing
verb
present participle of automatize
autonomize
autonomize
verb
(transitive) To make autonomous.
autoracemization
autotomizing
autotomizing
verb
present participle of autotomize
axiomatization
axiomatization
noun
The reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.
The result of establishing a concept within a system of axioms; axiomatic system.
axiomatizations
axiomatizations
noun
plural of axiomatization
axiomatizing
axiomatizing
verb
present participle of axiomatize
azimethylene
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
azolitmin
azolitmin
noun
(organic chemistry) A purplish-red material, of uncertain composition, that is the principal colouring matter of litmus
azomethine
azomethine
noun
(organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds of general formula RN=CR'₂, especially the parent compound in which R' is H
azothionium
azthionium
bamboozlement
bamboozlement
noun
The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
bantamize
bantamize
verb
(transitive) To breed (a chicken, or occasionally a dog) into a miniature variety.
baptizement
baptizement
noun
(archaic) baptism
bedazement
bedazement
noun
The condition of being bedazed.
bedazzlement
bedazzlement
noun
The characteristic of being bedazzled.
bedizenment
bedizenment
noun
That which bedizens.
The act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.
bedizenments
bedizenments
noun
plural of bedizenment
benzalethylamine
benzantialdoxime
bepuzzlement
bepuzzlement
Noun
Perplexity.
bituminization
bituminization
noun
The process of bituminizing.
bituminize
bituminize
verb
(transitive) to treat with bitumen
bituminized
bituminized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bituminize
bituminizes
bituminizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bituminize
bituminizing
bituminizing
verb
present participle of bituminize
blazonment
blazonment
noun
The act of blazoning.
boltzmann
bromization
bromization
noun
The process of bromizing.
brontozoum
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
byzantinism
byzantium
byzantium
Noun
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple
Proper noun
The ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus, named Constantinople in 330 and now known as Istanbul.
The Byzantine Empire.
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
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.
chemnitz
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
cinematize
cinematize
verb
Alternative form of cinematise
cinematized
cinematized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cinematize
cinematizes
cinematizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cinematize
cinematizing
cinematizing
verb
present participle of cinematize
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
citizendom
citizendom
noun
Citizenship; the status of a citizen.
The world or sphere of citizens.
citizenism
citizenism
noun
politics led by citizens or based around citizenship
climatizing
climatizing
verb
present participle of climatize
coenzymatic
coenzymatic
adj
Relating to, or using coenzymes
coenzymatically
coenzymatically
adv
In a coenzymatic manner
columnization
columnization
noun
Formation into columns or pillars.
commercialization
commercialization
noun
The act of commercializing.
commercializations
commercializations
noun
plural of commercialization
communalization
communalization
noun
The act or process of communalizing (any sense).
communization
communization
noun
The act or process of communizing.
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.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
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