(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
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetylaminobenzene
achromatization
achromatization
noun
The act or process of achromatizing.
achromatizing
achromatizing
verb
present participle of achromatize
admortization
admortization
noun
(law) In feudal law, the reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain.
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
albumenization
albumenization
noun
Alternative form of albuminization
albuminization
albuminization
noun
A coating with albumen.
A conversion into albumin.
A saturation with albumen.
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
amalgamization
amalgamization
noun
The process or result of amalgamizing.
amazonite
amazonite
noun
A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.
amazonstone
amazonstone
noun
A bluish-green variety of microcline feldspar used as a gemstone. The best known occurrences are at Crystal Peak and Pike's Peak in Colorado.
amazonstones
amazonstones
noun
plural of amazonstone
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
aminization
aminotriazole
aminotriazole
noun
The heterocyclic organic compound 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-AT), sometimes used as a herbicide (but not, because of its carcinogenic properties, on food crops).
ammonization
amortization
amortization
noun
The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.
The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments.
amortizations
amortizations
noun
plural of amortization
amortizement
amortizement
noun
The act or process of amortizing.
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
anagrammatization
anagrammatization
noun
Transformation of a word into its anagram.
anathematization
anathematization
noun
The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
anatomizable
anatomization
anatomization
noun
A process or act of anatomizing.
anatomize
anatomize
verb
(transitive) To inspect or investigate by dissection.
(transitive) To scrutinize down to the most minute detail.
anatomized
anatomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anatomize
anatomizer
anatomizer
noun
One who carries out dissection.
anatomizes
anatomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anatomize
anatomizing
anatomizing
verb
present participle of anatomize
angiostomize
animalization
animalization
noun
Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.
The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.
anthropomorphization
anthropomorphization
noun
attributing human characteristics to something that is nonhuman.
endowing with human qualities.
anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
verb
(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).
(transitive) To endow with human qualities.
anthropomorphized
anthropomorphized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize
anthropomorphizing
anthropomorphizing
verb
present participle of anthropomorphize
antibenzaldoxime
antimechanization
antimechanization
adj
Opposing mechanization.
antimodernization
antimodernization
noun
Opposition to modernization.
antimonopolization
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
arithmetization
arithmetization
noun
(mathematics) The treatment of mathematics by methods involving only the fundamental concepts and operations of arithmetic.
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
aromatization
aromatization
noun
(biochemistry) The enzymatic conversion of androgen hormones into estrogens by aromatase.
(petrochemistry) The conversion of aliphatic components of petroleum into aromatic compounds as part of the refining process.
aromatizing
aromatizing
verb
present participle of aromatize
astronomize
astronomize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To study or talk astronomy.
atmolyzation
atomization
atomization
noun
The act or an instance of atomizing.
atomizations
atomizations
noun
plural of atomization
atomizing
atomizing
verb
present participle of atomize
autodepolymerization
autoimmunization
autoimmunization
noun
(immunology) The process of becoming autoimmune.
autoimmunize
autoimmunized
autoimmunizing
automatization
automatization
noun
Automation.
The process of making an action of a higher animal reflexive.
automatizing
automatizing
verb
present participle of automatize
autonomize
autonomize
verb
(transitive) To make autonomous.
autoracemization
autotomizing
autotomizing
verb
present participle of autotomize
axiomatization
axiomatization
noun
The reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.
The result of establishing a concept within a system of axioms; axiomatic system.
axiomatizations
axiomatizations
noun
plural of axiomatization
axiomatizing
axiomatizing
verb
present participle of axiomatize
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
azolitmin
azolitmin
noun
(organic chemistry) A purplish-red material, of uncertain composition, that is the principal colouring matter of litmus
azomethine
azomethine
noun
(organic chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds of general formula RN=CR'₂, especially the parent compound in which R' is H
azothionium
azthionium
bamboozlement
bamboozlement
noun
The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
benzantialdoxime
bituminization
bituminization
noun
The process of bituminizing.
blazonment
blazonment
noun
The act of blazoning.
boltzmann
bromization
bromization
noun
The process of bromizing.
brontozoum
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
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.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
citizendom
citizendom
noun
Citizenship; the status of a citizen.
The world or sphere of citizens.
coenzymatic
coenzymatic
adj
Relating to, or using coenzymes
coenzymatically
coenzymatically
adv
In a coenzymatic manner
columnization
columnization
noun
Formation into columns or pillars.
commercialization
commercialization
noun
The act of commercializing.
commercializations
commercializations
noun
plural of commercialization
communalization
communalization
noun
The act or process of communalizing (any sense).
communization
communization
noun
The act or process of communizing.
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
compartmentize
compartmentize
verb
Synonym 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.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
computerizing
computerizing
verb
present participle of computerize
contemporize
contemporize
verb
(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
contemporizing
contemporizing
verb
present participle of contemporize
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
copolymerizations
copolymerizations
noun
plural of copolymerization
cosmopolitanization
cosmopolitanization
noun
The process of making something cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanize
cosmopolitanize
verb
(transitive) To make cosmopolitan.
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
cosmopolitanizing
cosmopolitanizing
verb
present participle of cosmopolitanize
customization
customization
noun
The act of customizing something.
customizations
customizations
noun
plural of customization
customizing
customizing
verb
present participle of customize
damenization
damenization
noun
(music, historical) A singing system resembling solfeggio, developed by German composer and tenor Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759), and using the syllables da, me, ni, po, tu, la, be, to.
deamidization
deaminization
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
debituminization
debituminization
noun
The act of depriving of bitumen.
dechemicalization
decimalization
decimalization
noun
Alternative spelling of decimalisation
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.)
dedolomitization
dedolomitization
noun
Conversion to a form that is no longer dolomite.
dedolomitizing
dedolomitizing
verb
present participle of dedolomitize
defeminization
defeminization
noun
The process of defeminizing.
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
demagnetization
demagnetization
noun
The process of removing the magnetic field from an object.
demanganization
demanganization
noun
The act of removing compounds of manganese from water
demasculinization
demasculinization
noun
(biology) The suppression of a male-orientated function by repressing male hormones
The removal of the testicles
dematerialization
dematerialization
noun
(finance, law) The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.
The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
dementholize
demilitarization
demilitarization
noun
Alternative spelling of demilitarisation
demineralization
demineralization
noun
(chemistry) The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.
(medicine) The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.
demobilization
demobilization
noun
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.
demobilizations
demobilizations
noun
plural of demobilization
democratization
democratization
noun
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
The making more democratic of a political system.
The spread of democracy as a concept.
democratizing
democratizing
verb
present participle of democratize
demonetization
demonetization
noun
The act or process of demonetizing.
demonetize
demonetize
verb
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.
To declare ineligible or worthless as a medium of exchange or as legal tender.
To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.
demonetized
demonetized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demonetize
demonetizes
demonetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demonetize
demonetizing
demonetizing
verb
present participle of demonetize
demonization
demonization
noun
Something demonized.
The act of demonizing.
demoralization
demoralization
noun
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
demutization
demythologization
demythologization
noun
The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
demythologizing
demythologizing
verb
present participle of demythologize
denominationalize
denominationalize
verb
(transitive) To bring under the influence of a religious denomination.
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
depiedmontize
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments