(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.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentalize
departmentalize
verb
To organize something into departments
departmentalized
departmentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of departmentalize
departmentalizes
departmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
epidermidalization
experimentalize
experimentalize
verb
(intransitive) To experiment.
(transitive) To make experiments upon.
homopolymerization
homopolymerization
noun
The polymerization of a single type of monomer to form a homopolymer
imperialization
imperialization
noun
The process of imperializing.
impermeabilization
impermeabilization
noun
The act of impermeabilizing
impersonalization
impersonalization
noun
The process of making something impersonal.
laparotomize
laparotomize
verb
(transitive, surgery) To perform laparotomy upon.
laparotomized
laparotomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of laparotomize
metropolitanize
metropolitanize
verb
(transitive) To make metropolitan; to adapt to the norms of a metropolis.
metropolitanized
metropolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of metropolitanize
nontemporizingly
parameterizable
parameterizable
adj
Capable of being parameterized.
parliamentarization
parliamentarization
noun
The process of parliamentarizing.
parliamentarize
parliamentarize
verb
(transitive) To make parliamentary.
photopolymerization
photopolymerization
noun
(chemistry, physics) Any polymerization reaction that requires light for the propagation step
piezometrical
piezometrical
adj
Alternative form of piezometric
polychromatize
polychromatize
verb
(art) To paint using many colours
polymerization
polymerization
noun
(chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).
problematize
problematize
verb
(intransitive) To propose problems.
To consider something as if it were a problem.
To make something into a problem.
repolymerization
repolymerization
noun
polymerization following previous depolymerization
spermatozoal
spermatozoal
adj
Of or pertaining to spermatozoa
suprarenalectomize
temporalize
temporalize
verb
(transitive, often philosophy) To situate in time.
To secularize.
temporalized
temporalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of temporalize
temporalizes
temporalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of temporalize
temporizingly
temporizingly
adv
In a temporizing manner.
thermopolymerization
trapeziometacarpal
trapeziometacarpal
adj
Relating to, or connecting the trapezium and metacarpal bones
uncompartmentalize
uncompartmentalized
uncompartmentalized
adj
Not compartmentalized.
uncompartmentalizes
zygomaticotemporal
zygomaticotemporal
adj
(anatomy, relational) Relating to the zygomatic arch and the temporal bone.