(organic chemistry) Any of a class of bicyclic heterocycles consisting of a benzene ring fused with one of furan.
benzofurans
benzofurans
noun
plural of benzofuran
benzofuroquinoxaline
benzothiofuran
benzotrifuran
calfdozer
calfdozer
noun
A small bulldozer.
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
confederatize
confraternization
confraternization
noun
Mutual fraternization (as brethren)
crofterization
crofterization
noun
(historical) The conversion of land into many small, independently operated farms, or crofts.
crossfertilizable
defeminization
defeminization
noun
The process of defeminizing.
deferrization
deferrization
noun
The treatment of water to remove soluble iron salts.
definitization
definitization
noun
The process of definitizing.
deflectionization
deformalize
deformalize
Verb
To make informal.
deformalized
deformalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deformalize
deformalizes
deformalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deformalize
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.
denazification
denazification
noun
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
dezincification
dezincification
noun
(metallurgy) The undesirable removal of zinc from zinc-containing alloys by a chemical reaction, as when red rot occurs in brass due to presence of acids.
The act or process of freeing from zinc.
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
effeminization
effeminization
noun
The process of effeminizing.
fabozzi
factorization
factorization
noun
(mathematics) An expression listing items that, when multiplied together, will produce a desired quantity.
(mathematics) The process of creating a list of factors.
A list of factors.
factorizations
factorizations
noun
plural of factorization
factorize
factorize
verb
(US, transitive) To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.
(US, transitive) To warn not to pay or give up goods.
(mathematics, transitive) To create a list of the factors of.
(mathematics, transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
factorized
factorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of factorize
factorizing
factorizing
noun
factorization
verb
present participle of factorize
familiarization
familiarization
noun
The act, process or result of familiarizing.
familiarizations
familiarizations
noun
plural of familiarization
faradization
faradization
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The therapeutic application of the faradic, or induced, electrical current.
fascisticization
fascisticization
noun
Synonym of fascistization
fascistization
fascistization
noun
(fascism) The process of making or becoming fascist.
fashionize
fashionize
verb
(transitive) To make fashionable; to bring into the realm of fashion.
fazendeiro
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.
feminization
feminization
noun
(biology) The development of female sex characteristics.
The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
feminizations
feminizations
noun
plural of feminization
feramorz
ferritization
ferritization
noun
(geology) The formation of soil rich in iron and aluminium oxides with the loss of silica
fertilization
fertilization
noun
The act of applying fertilizer to soil.
The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants
The act or process of rendering fertile.
fertilizational
fertilizational
adj
Relating to fertilization.
fertilizations
fertilizations
noun
plural of fertilization
fetalization
fetalization
noun
Alternative form of foetalization
fetishization
fetishization
noun
The act or process of fetishizing.
feudalization
feudalization
noun
The introduction of a feudal system.
fiberization
fiberization
noun
The process of fiberizing.
fictionalization
fictionalization
noun
The act of fictionalizing or something fictionalized.
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
fictionalized
fictionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fictionalize
fictionalizes
fictionalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fictionalize
fictionalizing
fictionalizing
verb
present participle of fictionalize
fictionization
fictionization
noun
The process of making something into fiction.
filipinization
finalization
finalization
noun
Alternative form of finalisation
finalizations
finalizations
noun
plural of finalization
finlandization
finlandization
Noun
The influence of a larger, more powerful sovereign state on the policies of a smaller, neighboring sovereign state.
fiorenza
fiscalization
fiscalization
noun
The process of fiscalizing.
fistulization
fistulization
noun
(medicine) The formation of a fistula.
fitzroya
flamandization
flamboyantize
floralize
floralize
verb
(transitive, rare) To make floral.
florenza
fluidization
fluidization
noun
The act or process of fluidizing.
fluoridization
fluoridization
noun
Synonym of fluoridation
focalization
focalization
noun
(literature) The perspective through which a narrative is presented.
(optics) Putting into focus.
focalize
focalize
verb
To concentrate on a particular location; to localize
To focus, or to adjust a focus
To sharpen an image by focusing
focalized
focalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of focalize
focalizes
focalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of focalize
focalizing
focalizing
verb
present participle of focalize
foetalization
foetalization
noun
The persistence of foetal characteristics in an adult.
foreignization
foreignization
noun
(translation studies) The act of foreignizing a text.
The process of making something foreign.
formalazine
formalazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₂H₄N₂, obtainable from formaldehyde by the addition of hydrazine.
formalizable
formalizable
adj
Capable of being formalized.
formalization
formalization
noun
The act of formalizing something.
formalizations
formalizations
noun
plural of formalization
formalize
formalize
verb
To act with formality.
To give something a definite form; to shape.
To give something a formal or official standing.
formalized
formalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formalize
formalizer
formalizer
noun
One who or that which formalizes.
formalizers
formalizers
noun
plural of formalizer
formalizes
formalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formalize
formalizing
formalizing
verb
present participle of formalize
formazan
formazan
noun
(chemistry) the organic nitrogen compound H₂NN=CHN=NH or any of its derivatives
formazyl
formularization
formularization
noun
The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated statement or exhibition.
formularize
formularize
verb
(US) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularized
formularized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formularize
formularizer
formularizer
noun
One who formularizes.
formularizes
formularizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize
formularizing
formularizing
verb
present participle of formularize
formulization
formulization
noun
The act or process of reducing to a formula; the state of being formulized.
fortaleza
forthgaze
forzando
forzando
adv
Alternative form of sforzando
forzandos
forzandos
noun
plural of forzando
forzato
fossilizable
fossilizable
adj
Able to be converted into a fossil
fossilization
fossilization
noun
(figuratively, by extension) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.
The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
fractionalization
fractionalization
noun
separation into parts by fractionalizing
fractionalize
fractionalize
verb
To separate into parts or fractions; to fractionate.
fractionalized
fractionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize
fractionalizing
fractionalizing
verb
present participle of fractionalize
fractionization
fractionization
noun
The process of separating into fractions.
fractionize
fractionize
verb
To separate into fractions
fractionized
fractionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fractionize
fractionizing
fractionizing
verb
present participle of fractionize
fragmentization
fragmentization
noun
fragmentation; the breaking of something into fragments
franklinization
franzoni
fraternization
fraternization
noun
(chiefly US, derogatory) any type of disallowed, supposedly unethical and unprofessional, social or intimate contact between employees, especially between different gender, class or rank.
Having a friendly relationship with the enemy.
The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
fraternizations
fraternizations
noun
plural of fraternization
frizado
frontozygomatic
frontozygomatic
adj
(anatomy) zygomaticofrontal
frozenhearted
functionalize
functionalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To add a functional group to a compound
To provide something with a function
functionalized
functionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of functionalize
functionalizing
functionalizing
verb
present participle of functionalize
furazolidone
furazolidone
noun
An antibacterial agent used to treat diarrhoea and enteritis caused by bacteria or protozoan infections.
furodiazole
furomonazole
galvanofaradization
galvanofaradization
noun
Medical therapy using galvanic current.
glazunoff
heterofertilization
heterofertilization
noun
(biology) A form of double fertilization, typically in maize, that results in phenotypically different endosperm and embryo
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
infamonize
informalize
informalize
verb
(transitive) To make informal.
isobenzofuran
isobenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The isomer of benzofuran 2-benzofuran