simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
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
aldolization
aldolization
noun
(organic chemistry) The formation of an aldol, normally from a corresponding aldehyde or ketone
antherozoidal
antherozooidal
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
antibenzaldoxime
antifeudalization
autodepolymerization
azoxytoluidine
benzantialdoxime
benzothiodiazole
benzotoluide
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
butazolidin
coeducationalize
coeducationalize
verb
(transitive) To make coeducational.
collodionization
collodionization
noun
The process of collodionizing.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conditionalize
conditionalize
verb
(transitive) To make conditional.
consonantalized
consonantalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consonantalize
conventionalized
conventionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalize
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
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
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
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
dedolomitization
dedolomitization
noun
Conversion to a form that is no longer dolomite.
dedolomitizing
dedolomitizing
verb
present participle of dedolomitize
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.
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
deindividualization
deindividualization
noun
The act or process of deindividualizing.
deindustrialization
deindustrialization
noun
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength.
deinstitutionalization
deinstitutionalization
noun
the process of abolishing a practice that has been considered a norm
the process of reducing a person's dependence on an institutional environment
the process of releasing a person from a facility where their freedom to leave has been restrained
deintellectualization
deintellectualization
noun
The process of deintellectualizing.
delabialization
delabialization
noun
The act, process or result of delabializing.
delatinization
delatinization
noun
(Christianity) Changes in the Catholic liturgy that move away from the Roman Rite.
The removal of Latin elements from something.
deliberalization
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
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
demoralization
demoralization
noun
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
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
denationalization
denationalization
noun
The act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.
denationalize
denationalize
verb
(transitive) To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
denationalized
denationalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denationalize
denationalizing
denationalizing
verb
present participle of denationalize
denaturalization
denaturalization
noun
The act or process of denaturalizing, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing.
The removal of the rights of a citizen.
deneutralization
deneutralization
noun
Process of deneutralizing.
denominationalize
denominationalize
verb
(transitive) To bring under the influence of a religious denomination.
dentalization
dentalization
noun
The process of dentalizing.
denuclearization
denuclearization
noun
The act or process of denuclearizing.
deoccidentalize
deorientalize
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
depersonalization
depersonalization
noun
(psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
(psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
depolarization
depolarization
noun
(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
(sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
depoliticizing
depoliticizing
verb
present participle of depoliticize
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
derationalization
derationalization
noun
The process of derationalizing.
derationalize
derealization
derealization
noun
(The process of) making unreal, in general; detachment from reality or realness.
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.
deregulationize
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.
desalinization
desalinization
noun
(US) Alternative form of desalinisation
desectionalize
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
desiliconization
desiliconization
noun
The removal of silicon or silicates
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
desocialization
desocialization
noun
The act of desocializing.
despecialization
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
destabilization
destabilization
noun
The act or process of destabilizing.
destalinization
destalinization
noun
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.
desterilization
desterilization
noun
(economics) A monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.
The contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
detribalization
detribalization
noun
Process of detribalizing.
devitalization
devitalization
noun
The act of devitalizing
devocalization
devocalization
noun
Act or process of devocalizing.
devolatilization
devolatilization
noun
The removal of volatile material.
devolatilizing
devolatilizing
verb
present participle of devolatilize
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
diabolization
diagonalization
diagonalization
noun
US spelling of diagonalisation
dialyzation
dialyzation
noun
(chemistry) dialysis
dieselization
dieselization
noun
(rail transport) The replacement of steam (or, more rarely, electric) locomotives with diesel locomotives.
The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel
The replacement of petrol engines with diesel engines
digitalization
digitalization
noun
Synonym of digitization
dinitrophenylhydrazine
dinitrophenylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic azines, but especially 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine that is used as a reagent in the analysis of aldehydes and ketones
diphthongalize
dipolarization
directionalize
directionalize
verb
To add a directional component (to)
discolorization
discolorization
noun
A process of losing color.
discolourization
disdenominationalize
disequalization
disequalization
noun
The process of becoming unequal; the act of disequalizing.
disnaturalization
disnaturalization
noun
The process of disnaturalizing.
disprobabilization
dolomitization
dolomitization
noun
(geology) The conversion of a limestone rock into dolomite by replacement of calcium by magnesium.
dolomitizing
dolomitizing
verb
present participle of dolomitize
dolomization
dolomization
noun
conversion into dolomite
dualization
dualization
noun
The process of dualizing
editorialization
editorialization
noun
the act of editorializing, or something editorialized
editorializations
editorializations
noun
plural of editorialization
editorializing
editorializing
noun
The writing of editorial material.
verb
present participle of editorialize
electrosherardizing
emotionalized
emotionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emotionalize
entomologized
entomologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of entomologize
epidermidalization
federalization
federalization
noun
The assumption of control or authority by a federal government.
The unification of states to form a federal union.
federalizations
federalizations
noun
plural of federalization
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feudalization
feudalization
noun
The introduction of a feudal system.
fictionalized
fictionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fictionalize
finlandization
finlandization
Noun
The influence of a larger, more powerful sovereign state on the policies of a smaller, neighboring sovereign state.
flamandization
fluidization
fluidization
noun
The act or process of fluidizing.
fluoridization
fluoridization
noun
Synonym of fluoridation
fractionalized
fractionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize
functionalized
functionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of functionalize
galvanofaradization
galvanofaradization
noun
Medical therapy using galvanic current.
gluttonized
gluttonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gluttonize
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide