(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
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
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
anticatalyzer
anticentralization
anticentralization
adj
Opposing centralization.
noun
Opposition to centralization.
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.
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
cartelization
cartelization
noun
The act of cartelizing.
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
celtization
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.
chattelization
chattelization
noun
The process of chattelizing.
chattelizing
chattelizing
verb
present participle of chattelize
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.
chileanization
chlorozincate
chlorozincate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion ZnCl₄²⁻ derived from zinc chloride; any salt containing this anion
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
citizenly
citizenly
adj
Pertaining to citizens.
clavelization
clavelization
noun
inoculation (of an animal) against sheeppox
coblentzian
coeducationalize
coeducationalize
verb
(transitive) To make coeducational.
coenzymatically
coenzymatically
adv
In a coenzymatic manner
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
collectivizing
collectivizing
verb
present participle of collectivize
commercialization
commercialization
noun
The act of commercializing.
commercializations
commercializations
noun
plural of commercialization
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.
compartmentalize
compartmentalize
verb
(transitive) To separate something into different categories or compartments.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
compartmentalizes
compartmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize
compartmentalizing
compartmentalizing
verb
present participle of compartmentalize
complementizer
complementizer
noun
(linguistics) A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
concentralization
concentralize
conceptualization
conceptualization
noun
The concept so formed; something conceptualized
The process of forming a conceptual form of a phenomenon; the act of conceptualizing
conceptualizations
conceptualizations
noun
plural of conceptualization
conceptualize
conceptualize
verb
To conceive the idea for something.
To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conceptualizer
conceptualizer
noun
One who conceptualizes.
conceptualizes
conceptualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize
conceptualizing
conceptualizing
verb
present participle of conceptualize
conditionalize
conditionalize
verb
(transitive) To make conditional.
congregationalize
congregationalize
verb
(transitive) To convert to congregationalism.
connaturalize
connaturalize
verb
(obsolete) To bring to the same nature as something else; to adapt.
consonantalize
consonantalize
verb
(phonetics) To become, or cause to become, (more) consonantal.
consonantalized
consonantalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consonantalize
constitutionalize
constitutionalize
verb
To incorporate into a constitution
To make constitutional
To provide with a constitution
contextualize
contextualize
verb
To place something or someone in a particular context.
continentalize
continentalize
verb
To broaden or narrow in scope or focus so that the domain becomes the continent.
To make into a continent.
To make or become more culturally European.
To spread throughout the continent.
To visit Europe.
controversialize
controversialize
verb
(transitive) To make to appear controversial.
conventionalization
conventionalization
noun
The act or process of making conventional.
conventionalize
conventionalize
verb
(transitive) To make something conventional.
conventionalized
conventionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalize
conventionalizes
conventionalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conventionalize
conventionalizing
conventionalizing
verb
present participle of conventionalize
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
corporealization
corporealization
noun
(figurative) Accomplishment.
The process of making corporeal, of giving physical form to.
The state of having physical form as a result of this process.
cosmopolitanize
cosmopolitanize
verb
(transitive) To make cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
counterrevolutionize
counterrevolutionize
verb
To cause or undergo a counterrevolution.
creolization
creolization
noun
(Trinidad and Tobago) of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture.
(linguistics) the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.
cryptanalyze
cryptanalyze
verb
To perform cryptanalysis
cryptanalyzed
cryptanalyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cryptanalyze
cytoanalyzer
cytoanalyzer
noun
(cytology) A machine that performs cytoanalysis.
dealcoholization
dealcoholization
noun
The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water
decapitalization
decapitalization
noun
The process of decapitalizing something.
decarboxylization
decartelization
decartelization
noun
The abolition or breaking-up of cartels
decartelizing
decasualization
decasualization
noun
The process of decasualizing.
decentralization
decentralization
noun
The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.
decentralizationist
decentralizationist
adj
Of or pertaining to decentralization.
noun
An advocate for decentralization.
decentralizations
decentralizations
noun
plural of decentralization
decentralize
decentralize
verb
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
decentralized
decentralized
adj
not centralized; having no center or several centers
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decentralize
decentralizes
decentralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize
decentralizing
decentralizing
verb
present participle of decentralize
decephalization
decephalization
noun
The process of decephalizing.
dechemicalization
decimalization
decimalization
noun
Alternative spelling of decimalisation
decivilization
decivilization
noun
The process of decivilization.
decolonization
decolonization
noun
(social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.
The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.
decolorization
decolorization
noun
the removal of color from something; bleaching
decolourization
decolourization
noun
Alternative spelling of decolorization
deconventionalize
decriminalization
decriminalization
noun
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
decrystallization
decrystallization
noun
The breakdown of a solid, crystalline structure.
The removal of crystals from a liquid
deflectionization
deflectionize
defunctionalization
defunctionalization
noun
(computing, programming) A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
deintellectualization
deintellectualization
noun
The process of deintellectualizing.
deintellectualize
deintellectualize
verb
(transitive) To cause no longer to be intellectual.
delocalization
delocalization
noun
(chemistry) the phenomenon in which bonding electrons of some molecules serve to bind several atoms instead of just two; it is observed in metals and in aromatic and conjugated organic compounds
the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
demasculinization
demasculinization
noun
(biology) The suppression of a male-orientated function by repressing male hormones
The removal of the testicles
denuclearization
denuclearization
noun
The act or process of denuclearizing.
deoccidentalize
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
depoliticizing
depoliticizing
verb
present participle of depoliticize
desacralization
desacralization
noun
(religion) The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.
desectionalize
desiliconization
desiliconization
noun
The removal of silicon or silicates
desocialization
desocialization
noun
The act of desocializing.
despecialization
devocalization
devocalization
noun
Act or process of devocalizing.
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
directionalize
directionalize
verb
To add a directional component (to)
elasticizing
elasticizing
verb
present participle of elasticize
electrization
electrization
noun
electrification
electrizing
electrizing
verb
present participle of electrize
electrocauterization
electrocauterization
noun
the act of electrocauterizing
electrogalvanization
electrogalvanize
electrolyzation
electrolyzation
noun
electrolysis
electrolyzing
electrolyzing
verb
present participle of electrolyze
electromagnetize
electromagnetize
verb
To magnetize by means of electromagnetism
electrosherardizing
electrotonize
electrotonize
verb
To produce electrotonus
elocutionize
elocutionize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in elocution; to speak to the public.
entozoological
entozoological
adj
Relating to entozoology.
entozoologically
entozoologically
adv
In terms of entozoology.
enzootically
enzootically
adv
In an enzootic manner
enzymatically
enzymatically
adv
In terms of, or by using, enzymes.
enzymolytic
ethnozoological
ethnozoological
adj
Relating to ethnozoology
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
fictionalize
fictionalize
verb
To convert something into a novel or other dramatic work
To retell something real as if it were fiction, especially by fabricating falsehoods