(biology, medicine, immunology) A hypersensitivity reaction to a self-antigen (any biomolecule of one's own body, usually a particular protein thereof). Often it does not occur until somehow triggered by an exogenous immune challenge (such as an infection), but once triggered it becomes its own ongoing molecular process that is independent of that stimulus.
autosensitized
autostandardization
azoisobutyronitrile
causticization
causticization
noun
The process of making something caustic.
cauterizations
cauterizations
noun
plural of cauterization
circularizations
circularizations
noun
plural of circularization
conceptualizations
conceptualizations
noun
plural of conceptualization
conceptualizes
conceptualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize
constitutionalization
constitutionalization
noun
The act of amending a current constitution to include a legal doctrine or principle of law.
The act or process of establishing a constitution over a state or organization.
constitutionalize
constitutionalize
verb
To incorporate into a constitution
To make constitutional
To provide with a constitution
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
customization
customization
noun
The act of customizing something.
customizations
customizations
noun
plural of customization
customizing
customizing
verb
present participle of customize
decasualization
decasualization
noun
The process of decasualizing.
deindustrialization
deindustrialization
noun
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength.
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
demasculinization
demasculinization
noun
(biology) The suppression of a male-orientated function by repressing male hormones
The removal of the testicles
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
discolourization
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disnaturalization
disnaturalization
noun
The process of disnaturalizing.
esugarization
fistulization
fistulization
noun
(medicine) The formation of a fistula.
haussmannization
haussmannization
Noun
The creative destruction of something for the betterment of society.
heterozygousness
heterozygousness
noun
The quality of being heterozygous.
humanizations
humanizations
noun
plural of humanization
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydrodesulphurization
hydrodesulphurization
noun
Alternative form of hydrodesulfurization
hyperinsulinization
hyperinsulinization
noun
A high level of insulinization
immunizations
immunizations
noun
plural of immunization
industrialization
industrialization
noun
A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
industrializations
industrializations
noun
plural of industrialization
insolubilization
insolubilization
noun
The process of insolubilizing.
institutionalization
institutionalization
noun
the process of committing a person to a facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospital
the process of establishing a practice as a norm
institutionalize
institutionalize
verb
to commit a person to confinement in an institution
to establish as a normal practice
institutionalized
institutionalized
adj
Having been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum.
Having been established as an institution.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of institutionalize
institutionalizes
institutionalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of institutionalize
institutionalizing
institutionalizing
verb
present participle of institutionalize
institutionize
institutionize
verb
Synonym of institutionalize
insurrectionize
insurrectionize
verb
(transitive) To cause to rise up in insurrection.
insurrectionized
insurrectionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of insurrectionize
insurrectionizing
insurrectionizing
verb
present participle of insurrectionize
intellectualizations
intellectualizations
noun
plural of intellectualization
isoimmunization
isoimmunization
noun
The development of antibodies in response to an isoantigen
jesuitization
marsupialization
marsupialization
noun
(surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
masculinization
masculinization
noun
The act of making masculine.
masculinizations
masculinizations
noun
plural of masculinization
microminiaturizations
microminiaturizations
noun
plural of microminiaturization
miniaturizations
miniaturizations
noun
plural of miniaturization
misauthorization
misauthorization
noun
Erroneous authorization.
misauthorizing
misauthorizing
verb
present participle of misauthorize
moisturizing
moisturizing
adj
That moisturizes.
noun
The act of making something moist; especially, of a cosmetic, making the skin or hair less dry.
verb
present participle of moisturize
muscovitization
musicalization
musicalization
noun
The act of musicalizing.
naturalizations
naturalizations
noun
plural of naturalization
neutralizations
neutralizations
noun
plural of neutralization
nondesulfurization
nonindustrialization
nonindustrialized
nonindustrialized
adj
Not industrialized.
novokuznetsk
novokuznetsk
Proper noun
A city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
ornithomyzous
outorganizes
outorganizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outorganize
overindustrialization
overindustrialization
noun
Excessive industrialization.
overindustrialize
overindustrialize
verb
(transitive) To industrialize to an excessive degree.
overindustrialized
overindustrialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overindustrialize
overindustrializes
overindustrializes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overindustrialize
overindustrializing
overindustrializing
verb
present participle of overindustrialize
pasteurization
pasteurization
noun
Alternative spelling of pasteurisation
pasteurizations
pasteurizations
noun
plural of pasteurization
pluralizations
pluralizations
noun
plural of pluralization
polysulphurization
popularizations
popularizations
noun
plural of popularization
postinfluenzal
postinfluenzal
adj
After influenza
posturizing
posturizing
verb
present participle of posturize
preimmunizations
preimmunizations
noun
plural of preimmunization
pressurization
pressurization
noun
The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.
pressurizations
pressurizations
noun
plural of pressurization
procrusteanize
procrusteanize
verb
(transitive) To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.
proindustrialization
prussianization
prussianization
Noun
The process of making something Prussian.
reindustrialization
reindustrialization
noun
The reintroduction of industry or industrial techniques.
resurrectionize
resurrectionize
verb
(transitive) To resurrect, or raise from the dead.
To remove a body from its grave (illegally, for dissection); to engage in bodysnatching.
reutilizations
reutilizations
noun
plural of reutilization
revisualization
revisualization
noun
visualization again or anew
revolutionizers
revolutionizers
noun
plural of revolutionizer
revolutionizes
revolutionizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of revolutionize
rhizanthous
rhizanthous
adj
(botany) Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a root.
routinizes
routinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of routinize
russianization
russianization
Noun
The act of making something have more Russian characteristics.
The adoption of Russian customs or culture
saturization
saussuritization
saussuritization
noun
(mineralogy) The process of converting plagioclase feldspar to saussurite.
schizognathous
schizognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, and many other birds
schizonotus
schizotrypanum
scrutinization
scrutinization
noun
The act of scrutinizing; scrutiny
secularization
secularization
noun
The deconsecration of a church.
The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.
sensualization
sensualization
noun
Conversion into a form that can be sensed.
The process of making sensual.
sexualization
sexualization
noun
The act or process of sexualizing.
singularization
singularization
noun
The process or result of singularizing
solitudinize
solitudinized
solitudinizing
solubilization
solubilization
noun
The act of solubilizing something, of rendering it soluble.
southernize
southernize
verb
(intransitive) To become southern in character.
(transitive) To make southern in character.
spiritualization
spiritualization
noun
The act of spiritualizing.
The state of being spiritualized.
structuralization
structuralization
noun
The process or result of structuralizing; the giving of structure to something.
subcivilization
subcivilizations
suberinization
suberization
suberization
noun
(botany) conversion of the cell walls into cork tissue by development of suberin; commonly taking place in exposed tissues, as when a callus forms over a wound.
subgelatinization
subhorizontal
subhorizontal
adj
(geology) Of or relating to a subhorizon.
Not quite horizontal in position or orientation.
subhorizontally
subhorizontally
adv
In a subhorizontal manner or direction
subhorizontalness
subjectivization
subjectivization
noun
(grammar) The act or process of subjectivizing; the process of change by which words develop a subjective in place of or alongside an objective sense.
The process of making something subjective rather than objective.
subminiaturization
suboptimization
suboptimization
noun
The optimization of a subunit (or series of subunits) of an organization without good coordination with other subunits, resulting in the whole organisation's outcome or output being less than optimal.
subsidization
subsidization
noun
The act or process of subsidizing.
subsidizations
subsidizations
noun
plural of subsidization
subspecialization
subspecialization
noun
The further specialization of something already specialized.
substandardization
substantialization
substantialization
noun
The act, process, or result of substantializing.
subtilization
subtilization
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapour.
The act of making subtle.
refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation
suburbanization
suburbanization
noun
The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs
subventionize
subventionize
verb
(transitive) To come to the aid of; to subsidize or support.
subvitalization
succinylsulfathiazole
succinylsulfathiazole
noun
The sulfonamide C₁₃H₁₃N₃O₅S₂ .
succinylsulphathiazole
suggestionize
sulcalization
sulcalization
noun
(phonetics) The pronunciation of a sound, typically a sibilant consonant, with a deep groove running along the back of the tongue that focuses the airstream on the teeth, producing a more intense sound.
sulfatization
sulfobenzoate
sulfobenzoate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric sulfonic acids derived from benzoate (or carboxy derivatives of benzenesulfonic acid); the anion of sulfobenzoic acid