(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
acclimatize
acclimatize
verb
(intransitive) To get used to a new climate.
(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
acclimatized
acclimatized
adj
Subjected to acclimatization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclimatize
acclimatizer
acclimatizer
noun
An agent that acclimatizes itself or others.
acclimatizes
acclimatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimatize
acclimatizing
acclimatizing
verb
present participle of acclimatize
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
acetalization
acetalization
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
acetalize
acetalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzene
acetylbenzene
noun
acetophenone
acetylbenzoate
acetylbenzoic
acetylcarbazole
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylizable
acetylizable
adj
Able to be acetylized.
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acetylphenylhydrazine
achillize
achromatizable
actinozoal
actinozoal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actualized
actualized
adj
Having become actual; having been realized or made real.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualize
actualizes
actualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actualize
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
alcalizate
alcalizate
adj
Obsolete form of alkalizate.
alcalzar
alcarraza
alcarraza
noun
a jug, pitcher, etc. made of porous earthenware.
alcatraz
alcazaba
alcazar
alcazar
noun
Any Moorish fortress in Spain.
alcazars
alcazava
alchemize
alchemize
verb
Alternative spelling of alchemise
alchemized
alchemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alchemize
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alcoholizable
alcoholizable
adj
Able to be alcoholized.
alcoholization
alcoholization
noun
(obsolete) Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.
alcoholize
alcoholize
verb
(obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder
To convert into alcohol by fermentation, or to increase the concentration of alcohol by rectification
To infuse or saturate with an alcoholic spirit
To subject to the influence of alcohol
alcoholized
alcoholized
adj
(chemistry) rectified
(obsolete) reduced to a fine powder
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alcoholize
alcoholizing
alcoholizing
verb
present participle of alcoholize
alecize
allochezia
allochezia
noun
defecation from somewhere other than the anus
expulsion through the anus something other than feces
alrzc
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.
apozemical
artificialize
artificialize
verb
(transitive) To render artificial.
arzachel
autocatalyze
autocatalyze
verb
To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis
avunculize
azelaic
azelaic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to azelaic acid or its derivatives
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.
azoblack
azocochineal
azocoralline
azocyclic
azodicarboxylic
azodisulphonic
azosulphonic
azulmic
azurmalachite
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.
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
balzac
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).
bilharzic
bivocalized
blackguardize
blackguardize
verb
To make blackguardly.
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
brachycephalize
brachycephalize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become brachycephalic.
brazenfacedly
cabbalize
cabbalize
verb
(more generally) To interpret in a mystical and esoteric manner.
To study or be influenced by the Kabballah.
cacozeal
cacozealous
calabaza
calabaza
noun
A burr gherkin.
calabazilla
calabazilla
noun
Cucurbita foetidissima, a tuberous xerophytic plant of North America.
calabozo
calabozo
noun
calaboose; prison
calcinize
calfdozer
calfdozer
noun
A small bulldozer.
calorize
calorize
verb
(intransitive, dated) To follow a diet that focuses on the number of calories in food.
(transitive) To make (food) with high-calorie ingredients.
(transitive) To provide information about the number of calories in (a food item).
To form a protective surface on (a ferrous metal) by coating with aluminum powder and then heating.
calorized
calorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of calorize
calorizer
calorizer
noun
A machine that calorizes (forms a type of protective surface on metal).
calorizes
calorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calorize
calorizing
calorizing
verb
present participle of calorize
calvinize
calvinize
Verb
To convert to Calvinism.
calycozoa
calycozoan
calycozoic
calycozoon
calzada
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
capercailzie
capercailzie
noun
Alternative form of capercaillie
capitalizable
capitalizable
adj
(finance) Capable of being converted into capital.
capitalization
capitalization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
capitalizations
capitalizations
noun
plural of capitalization
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.
capitalized
capitalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalize