(transitive) To render aseptic; to sterilize; to cleanse of pathogenic materials.
azeotropic
azeotropic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an azeotrope
camphorize
capitalize
capitalize
verb
(intransitive) To profit or to obtain an advantage.
(intransitive, followed by on) To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit from; to invest on something profitable.
(transitive) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.
(transitive, accounting, taxation) To treat as capital, not as an expense.
(transitive, business, finance) To contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for.
(transitive, finance) To convert into capital, i.e., to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income.
caponizing
caponizing
verb
present participle of caponize
capsizable
capsizable
adj
Capable of being capsized.
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
chaptalize
chaptalize
verb
To add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.
chimpanzee
chimpanzee
noun
(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
cyanospiza
japanicize
japonicize
mazopathic
palaeozoic
parcellize
parcellize
verb
To fragment or subdivide
pectizable
pezizaceae
phlyzacium
phlyzacium
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A large round, red pustule that is succeeded by a hard dark scab.
picrorhiza
plasticize
plasticize
verb
(intransitive) To become more plastic
(transitive) To capitalize on something with ignorance to its significance or true value; to exploit something for monetary gain
(transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
pozzolanic
pozzolanic
adj
Having the characteristics of pozzolana, a type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.
proczarist
schizocarp
schizocarp
noun
(botany) A dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity
schizopoda
scyphozoan
scyphozoan
noun
Any true jellyfish of the class Scyphozoa.
specialize
specialize
verb
(biology, transitive) To make distinct or separate due to form or function.
(intransitive) To become distinct or separate from what is common
(obsolete, intransitive) To go into specific details.
(rare, transitive) To specify: to mention specifically.
(uncommon, transitive) To narrow in scope.
(usually derogatory) To be known or notorious for some specialty.
To focus one's business upon a particular item or service.
To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre.
