(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields 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
acetylbenzoate
acetylbenzoic
acetylcarbazole
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
achromatizable
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
alcoholizable
alcoholizable
adj
Able to be alcoholized.
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
allochezia
allochezia
noun
defecation from somewhere other than the anus
expulsion through the anus something other than feces
anticentralization
anticentralization
adj
Opposing centralization.
noun
Opposition to centralization.
apozemical
autocatalyze
autocatalyze
verb
To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis
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.
azocochineal
azocoralline
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
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzalcohol
benzoglycolic
benzophloroglucinol
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzoylformic
benzoylglycine
bivocalized
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
cacozeal
cacozealous
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
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
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
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
carbazole
carbazole
noun
(organic chemistry) A tricyclic aromatic organic compound containing two benzene rings fused to a pyrrole ring.
(organic chemistry) Any of its derivatives.
carbolize
carbolize
verb
(medicine, transitive) To wash or treat with carbolic acid.
carbolized
carbolized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of carbolize
carbolizes
carbolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbolize
carbonizable
carbonizable
adj
Able to be carbonized.
cartelization
cartelization
noun
The act of cartelizing.
catabolize
catabolize
verb
(intransitive) To undergo catabolism.
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to undergo catabolism.
(transitive) To produce (a substance) by catabolism.
catabolized
catabolized
adj
(biochemistry) modified by catabolism
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catabolize
catabolizes
catabolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catabolize
catalogize
catalogize
verb
To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue.
cataloguize
catholicize
catholicized
catholicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicize
catholicizer
catholicizes
catholicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catholicize
celtization
cenozoology
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
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
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.
ceremonialize
ceremonialize
verb
To celebrate in a ceremonial way.
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chalazoidite
chameleonize
chameleonize
verb
(intransitive) To change colour or turn various colours; to be transformed (to suit changing circumstances).
(reflexive) To transform oneself, as if changing colour like a chameleon.
(transitive) To cause to change colour or turn various colours; to transform (to suit changing circumstances).
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.
chattelization
chattelization
noun
The process of chattelizing.
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.
chemolyze
chileanization
chloralize
chloralize
verb
(transitive) To treat with chloral.
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chlorazide
chlorazide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The pseudohalogen chlorine azide ClN₃
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
chloridize
chloridize
verb
(dated, transitive) To chloridate.
chloridized
chloridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridize
chlorinize
chlorinize
verb
(transitive) To chlorinate.
chloritize
chloritize
verb
(mineralogy) To metamorphose into the mineral chlorite
To treat with a chlorite, typically as a bleach
chlorize
chlorobenzene
chlorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by chlorine; but especially the simplest such derivative C₆H₅Cl that is used in the manufacture of phenol, aniline and other compounds
chlorodize
chlorodized
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
chlorothiazide
chlorothiazide
noun
(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions
chlorozincate
chlorozincate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion ZnCl₄²⁻ derived from zinc chloride; any salt containing this anion
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
cholecystectomized
cholecystectomized
adj
That has had a cholecystectomy
chronologize
chronologize
verb
To establish an order of events based on the time of their occurrence.
clavelization
clavelization
noun
inoculation (of an animal) against sheeppox
cloze
cloze
noun
(education) A form of written examination in which candidates are required to provide words that have been omitted from sentences, thereby demonstrating their knowledge and comprehension of the text.
clozes
clozes
noun
plural of cloze
coalize
coalize
verb
(archaic) To form into a coalition; to coalesce.
coalized
coalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalize
coalizer
coblentzian
coblenz
cocozelle
cocozelle
noun
A variety of squash with dark green skin mottled by lighter green or yellow.
coeducationalize
coeducationalize
verb
(transitive) To make coeducational.
coelozoic
coelozoic
adj
That lives in a cavity (of an animal's body)
coenzymatically
coenzymatically
adv
In a coenzymatic manner
coequalize
cognizable
cognizable
adj
(law) Within the jurisdiction of a particular court.
Capable of being known or perceived.
cognizableness
cognizableness
noun
The quality of being cognizable.
colaphize
colazione
coleorhiza
coleorhiza
noun
A sheath-like structure found in a monocotyledon plant seed that acts as a protective covering enclosing the radicle.
coleorhizae
coleorhizae
noun
plural of coleorhiza
collateralize
collateralize
verb
To pledge assets as collateral.
To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
collateralized
collateralized
adj
(law) Secured by a pledge of collateral.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collateralize
collateralizing
collateralizing
verb
present participle of collateralize
collectivization
collectivization
noun
(especially in communist states) The process of abolishing privately-owned farmland organizing all its workers into large, publicly-owned collectives.
The act of collectivizing
collectivize
collectivize
verb
To organize a farm or industrial enterprise on the basis of collective control
collectivized
collectivized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of collectivize
collectivizes
collectivizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collectivize
collectivizing
collectivizing
verb
present participle of collectivize
collodionize
collodionize
verb
(transitive) To prepare or treat with collodion.
colloidize
colloidize
verb
(transitive) To convert into a colloid.
colloquialize
colloquialize
verb
(transitive) To render colloquial.
colloquializer
colloquize
colloquize
verb
To take part in a colloquy
colloquized
colloquized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colloquize
colonialize
colonialize
verb
To make colonial.
colonialized
colonialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colonialize
colonializes
colonializes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colonialize
colonizable
colonizable
adj
Capable of being colonized.
colonize
colonize
verb
(intransitive) To begin a colony or colonies.
(transitive) To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.
(transitive) To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
(transitive) To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).
(transitive, social sciences, by extension) To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.
colonized
colonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of colonize
colonizer
colonizer
noun
(US, slang, derogatory) A white person.
(ecology) A species that establishes itself in a new area.
One who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist.
One who intrudes and takes over.
One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship.
colonizers
colonizers
noun
plural of colonizer
colonizes
colonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colonize
colorize
colorize
verb
(American spelling, photography, cinematography) (Canadian spelling, acceptable) To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects).
To add color to.
colourize
colourize
verb
(Canadian spelling, Canada) Standard spelling of colourise.
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of colourise
columnarized
columnarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnarize
columnize
columnize
verb
(transitive) To format (writing or data) as a series of columns.
columnized
columnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of columnize
columnizes
columnizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of columnize
commercialization
commercialization
noun
The act of commercializing.
commercializations
commercializations
noun
plural of commercialization
commercialize
commercialize
verb
(transitive) to apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons).
(transitive) to bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).
(transitive) to exploit something for maximum financial gain, sometimes by sacrificing quality.
commercialized
commercialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commercialize
commercializes
commercializes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commercialize
commercializing
commercializing
verb
present participle of commercialize
communalize
communalize
verb
(transitive) To develop into a set of community conventions.
(transitive) To take property into communal ownership.
(transitive) To transfer responsibility and power to the community level.
(transitive) To treat as happening to or belonging to one's own group; to make (something) the subject of empathic understanding.
communalized
communalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of communalize
communalizer
communalizes
communalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of communalize
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.