(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
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetalization
acetalization
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
acetobenzoic
acetonization
acetonization
noun
Synonym of acetonation
acetonize
acetonize
verb
(rare) Synonym of acetonate
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
achromatization
achromatization
noun
The act or process of achromatizing.
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
actinozoa
actinozoa
noun
plural of actinozoon
actinozoal
actinozoal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.
actinozoan
actinozoan
noun
Synonym of actinozoon
actinozoon
actinozoon
noun
(zoology) One of the Actinozoa.
actionize
actionize
verb
(transitive, rare) To bring a legal action against; to sue.
actionized
actionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actionize
actionizing
actionizing
verb
present participle of actionize
activizing
activizing
verb
present participle of activize
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
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
africanization
africanization
Noun
The act or process of Africanizing.
agnotozoic
alcoholization
alcoholization
noun
(obsolete) Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
anglicization
anglicization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicisation.
anthozoic
anthozoic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
anthracitization
anthropozoic
anthropozoic
Adjective
The geological era dominated by the presence of man.
anticatalyzer
anticentralization
anticentralization
adj
Opposing centralization.
noun
Opposition to centralization.
anticize
anticize
verb
(rare, intransitive) To perform antics.
antienzymatic
antienzymatic
adj
That inhibits the action of an enzyme
antienzymic
antimechanization
antimechanization
adj
Opposing mechanization.
antisepticize
antisepticize
verb
(transitive) To make antiseptic.
antisepticized
antisepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antisepticize
antisepticizing
antisepticizing
verb
present participle of antisepticize
antizymic
antizymic
adj
Preventing fermentation.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
arcticizing
arcticizing
verb
present participle of arcticize
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
asiaticization
atticizing
autoracemization
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.
azocorinth
azofication
aztecan
aztecan
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aztecs or their culture.
Noun
An Aztec.
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
bacchanalization
bacchanalization
noun
Riotous revelry.
bacterization
bacterization
noun
The act or process of bacterizing.
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzanthracene
benzanthracene
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbons formed by the fusion of a benzene ring with anthracene.
benzoxyacetic
bocedization
bocedization
noun
(historical, music) A Flemish system of singing, similar to sol-fa, but employing the syllables "bo, ce, di, ga, lo, ma, ni".
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
bureaucratization
bureaucratization
noun
The formation of, or the conversion of something into, a bureaucracy.
bureaucratizing
bureaucratizing
verb
present participle of bureaucratize
canadianization
canadianization
Noun
The process of making or becoming Canadian or more Canadian.
canaliculization
canalization
canalization
noun
Alternative spelling of canalisation
canalizations
canalizations
noun
plural of canalization
cancerization
cancerization
noun
transformation into a cancerous form
cannibalization
cannibalization
noun
The act of cannibalizing.
canonicalization
canonicalization
noun
(computing) standardization, normalization
canonizant
canonizant
noun
(mathematics) A covariant that is the catalecticant of the penultimate emanant
canonization
canonization
noun
(Christianity) The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
Introduction into a canon of artistic or literary works.
The state of being canonized or sainted.
canonizations
canonizations
noun
plural of canonization
cantabrize
cantacuzene
cantharidize
cantharidized
cantharidized
adj
Treated with cantharides.
cantharidizing
cantonize
cantonize
verb
(transitive) To divide into cantons or small districts.
canzonet
canzonet
noun
A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.
canzonets
canzonets
noun
plural of canzonet
canzonetta
canzonetta
noun
A style of popular Italian secular vocal composition which originated around 1560, or a piece composed in this style
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
caponization
caponization
noun
The process of caponizing.
caprizant
caprizant
adj
(pathology, of a pulse, obsolete, rare) Having irregular, leaping beats.
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
carboazotine
carbonatization
carbonatization
noun
(geology) Reaction with carbon dioxide to form carbonates.
(geology) The introduction of carbonate rocks to replace others.
carbonization
carbonization
noun
The act or process of carbonizing.
carburization
carburization
noun
impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture of steel
carstensz
cartelization
cartelization
noun
The act of cartelizing.
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
catabibazon
catabolizing
catabolizing
verb
present participle of catabolize
catalyzing
catalyzing
verb
present participle of catalyze
catanzaro
catanzaro
Proper noun
Province of Calabria, Italy.
Town and capital of Catanzaro and also the capital of Calabria.
catechization
catechization
noun
The act of catechizing.
catechizing
catechizing
verb
present participle of catechize
categorization
categorization
noun
A group of things arranged by category; a classification.
The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
categorizations
categorizations
noun
plural of categorization
categorizing
categorizing
verb
present participle of categorize
catharization
catharization
noun
The process of catharizing.
catharizing
catharizing
verb
present participle of catharize
catheterization
catheterization
noun
The procedure of introducing a catheter.
catheterizing
catheterizing
verb
present participle of catheterize
catholicization
catholicizing
catholicizing
verb
present participle of catholicize
causticization
causticization
noun
The process of making something caustic.
causticizing
causticizing
verb
present participle of causticize
cauterization
cauterization
noun
The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
cauterizations
cauterizations
noun
plural of cauterization
cauterizing
cauterizing
verb
present participle of cauterize
celtization
centonization
centonization
noun
(music) A theory about the composition of a melody or piece based on pre-existing melodic figures and formulas.
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.
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.
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
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
characterizations
characterizations
noun
plural of characterization
characterizing
characterizing
verb
present participle of characterize
chattelization
chattelization
noun
The process of chattelizing.
chattelizing
chattelizing
verb
present participle of chattelize
chazanut
chazzanut
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.