(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
(transitive) To remove chromatic aberration from an optical system
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achromatizes
achromatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of achromatize
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
allomerization
allomerization
noun
The interconversion of allomeric forms
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
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).
amortizable
amortizable
adj
Capable of being amortized.
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
amortize
amortize
verb
(transitive) To alienate (property) in mortmain.
(transitive) To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.
(transitive, computer science) To even out the costs of running an algorithm over many iterations, so that high-cost iterations are much less frequent than low-cost iterations, which lowers the average running time.
amortized
amortized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amortize
amortizement
amortizement
noun
The act or process of amortizing.
amortizes
amortizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amortize
amortizing
amortizing
verb
present participle of amortize
anagrammatization
anagrammatization
noun
Transformation of a word into its anagram.
anatomizer
anatomizer
noun
One who carries out dissection.
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
antimodernization
antimodernization
noun
Opposition to modernization.
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.
aromatize
aromatize
verb
(transitive) To make aromatic, fragrant, or spicy.
(transitive, chemistry) To convert into an aromatic compound by means of a chemical reaction.
aromatized
aromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aromatize
aromatizer
aromatizer
noun
One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.
aromatizing
aromatizing
verb
present participle of aromatize
astronomize
astronomize
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To study or talk astronomy.
atmolyzer
atmolyzer
noun
(chemistry) An apparatus for carrying out atmolysis.
atomizer
atomizer
noun
An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.
atomizers
atomizers
noun
plural of atomizer
autodepolymerization
autoracemization
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azotometer
azotometer
noun
(inorganic chemistry, obsolete) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
barometz
barometz
noun
(mythology) A purported zoophyte, half-animal and half-plant, said to grow in the form of a sheep.
The golden chicken fern or woolly fern (Cibotium barometz), the rhizomes of which are covered in furry brown hair; the legend (sense 1) is supposed to have arisen because, when inverted, the rhizomes with stalks growing out of them resemble lambs.
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
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.
cardiectomize
ceratozamia
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
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
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.
computerizable
computerizable
adj
Able to be computerized.
computerization
computerization
noun
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computerized
computerized
adj
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerize
computerizes
computerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize
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
customizer
customizer
noun
A person or business that provides customization services
customizers
customizers
noun
plural of customizer
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
dearomatize
dearomatize
verb
(organic chemistry) To remove the aromatic character from a compound
(organic chemistry) To remove the aromatic components from a petroleum product
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.)
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
dematerialization
dematerialization
noun
(finance, law) The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.
The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
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.
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.
democratize
democratize
verb
(transitive) To make democratic.
democratized
democratized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of democratize
democratizer
democratizer
noun
One who democratizes.
democratizes
democratizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize
democratizing
democratizing
verb
present participle of democratize
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
demythologizer
demythologizer
noun
One who or that which demythologizes.
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
dermatozoon
dermatozoonosis
dermatozzoa
deromanticize
deromanticize
verb
(transitive) To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.
dimerization
dimerization
noun
(chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which two monomers react to form a dimer.
dogmatizer
dogmatizer
noun
One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter.
dogmatizers
dogmatizers
noun
plural of dogmatizer
dramatization
dramatization
noun
A version that has been dramatized.
The act of dramatizing.
dramatizations
dramatizations
noun
plural of dramatization
electromagnetize
electromagnetize
verb
To magnetize by means of electromagnetism
epidermidalization
epidermization
epidermization
noun
(surgery) skin grafting
The formation of the epidermis from underlying cells
epitomizer
epitomizer
noun
An epitomist.
erythrozyme
erythrozyme
noun
A ferment extracted from madder root, capable of inducing alcoholic fermentation in sugar solutions.
estramazone
esztergom
esztergom
Proper noun
a city in northern Hungary, on the Danube
exorcizement
extemporization
extemporization
noun
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
extemporize
extemporize
verb
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
(transitive) To adapt, improvise, or devise action or speech in an impromptu or spontaneous manner.
extemporized
extemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporize
extemporizer
extemporizer
noun
One who extemporizes.
extemporizes
extemporizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize
extemporizing
extemporizing
verb
present participle of extemporize
familiarization
familiarization
noun
The act, process or result of familiarizing.
familiarizations
familiarizations
noun
plural of familiarization
formalization
formalization
noun
The act of formalizing something.
formalizations
formalizations
noun
plural of formalization
formularization
formularization
noun
The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition.
formulization
formulization
noun
The act or process of reducing to a formula; the state of being formulized.
fragmentization
fragmentization
noun
fragmentation; the breaking of something into fragments
frontozygomatic
frontozygomatic
adj
(anatomy) zygomaticofrontal
gastrostomize
gazometer
geometricize
geometricize
verb
(transitive) To make geometrical; to bring into the realm of geometry.
geometrize
geometrize
verb
(intransitive) To study or use geometry.
(transitive) To convert to geometrical form.
geometrized
geometrized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of geometrize
geometrizes
geometrizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of geometrize
geometrizing
geometrizing
verb
present participle of geometrize
germanization
germanization
Noun
The act of making something have more German characteristics.
The adoption of German customs or culture.
The policy, in Nazi Germany, of the expansion of the German language and culture.
glamorization
glamorization
noun
The act of glamorizing, or something glamorized.
glamorizations
glamorizations
noun
plural of glamorization
glamourization
glamourization
noun
Alternative form of glamorization
governmentalize
governmentalize
verb
(US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.
harmonization
harmonization
noun
An act of harmonizing.
harmonizations
harmonizations
noun
plural of harmonization
hemopiezometer
hermaphroditize
hermaphroditize
verb
(transitive) To make hermaphrodite.
heterochromatization
heterochromatization
noun
(genetics) The conversion (of euchromatin) to heterochromatin
heterochromatized
heterochromatized
adj
Modified by heterochromatization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heterochromatize
heterophemize
homopolymerization
homopolymerization
noun
The polymerization of a single type of monomer to form a homopolymer
horizometer
horizontalism
horizontalism
noun
A political or social theory or system that advocates the equitable distribution of power in a society.
hydropneumatization
hyperazotemia
hyperazotemia
noun
Synonym of azotemia (see azotemia § Usage notes).
hyperemization
hyperimmunization
hyperimmunization
noun
The presence in the body of an excessive number of antibodies to a specific antigen.
hysterectomize
hysterectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform a hysterectomy upon.
hysterectomized
hysterectomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hysterectomize
hysterectomizes
hysterectomizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hysterectomize