(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
anhydridization
anhydrization
antherozoid
antherozoid
noun
(botany) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.
antherozoidal
antherozooid
antherozooid
noun
Alternative form of antherozoid
antherozooidal
anthropomorphized
anthropomorphized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize
antimodernization
antimodernization
noun
Opposition to modernization.
antioxidizer
autodepolymerization
autohybridization
autostandardization
baronetized
bastardization
bastardization
noun
(by extension) The combining of separate races in marriage or breeding; miscegenation.
(more generally) The creation of an inferior copy or version; corruption, degradation, or debasement.
Activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group.
Any change or neologism in language that is viewed as a degradation.
The creation of offspring from two different species; cross-breeding.
The making of a bastard or bastards; Having children out of wedlock or destroying the legitimacy of children's paternity.
bastardizations
bastardizations
noun
plural of bastardization
benzdioxtriazine
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
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
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
concertized
concertized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of concertize
concretized
concretized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of concretize
confederatize
containerized
containerized
adj
Alternative form of containerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of containerize
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
debarbarization
debarbarization
noun
The process of debarbarizing.
decarbonization
decarbonization
noun
The act or process of decarbonizing.
The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs.
decarboxylization
decarburization
decarburization
noun
The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
decartelization
decartelization
noun
The abolition or breaking-up of cartels
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
dechristianization
dechristianization
noun
The act of dechristianizing; the systematic removal of Christianity or Christian elements.
decolorization
decolorization
noun
the removal of color from something; bleaching
decolourization
decolourization
noun
Alternative spelling of decolorization
decopperization
decortization
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
deferrization
deferrization
noun
The treatment of water to remove soluble iron salts.
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
deindustrialization
deindustrialization
noun
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength.
deliberalization
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.
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
denarcotization
denarcotize
denarcotize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of narcotine.
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.
denaturization
denaturization
noun
The process of denaturing.
deneutralization
deneutralization
noun
Process of deneutralizing.
denuclearization
denuclearization
noun
The act or process of denuclearizing.
deodorization
deodorization
noun
The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities.
deorganization
deorientalize
depancreatization
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
depauperization
depauperization
noun
The process, or the result of depauperizing
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.
dephosphorization
dephosphorization
noun
(chemistry) The act of freeing from phosphorus.
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.
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
deprotestantize
derationalization
derationalization
noun
The process of derationalizing.
derationalize
deratization
deratization
noun
(humorous or nonstandard) Extermination of rats, especially aboard a merchant vessel.
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
dermatozoon
dermatozoonosis
deromanticize
deromanticize
verb
(transitive) To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.
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.
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
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.
dextrosazone
dimerization
dimerization
noun
(chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which two monomers react to form a dimer.
dinitrobenzene
dinitrobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric aromatic nitro compounds C₆H₄(NO₂)₂ formed by the nitration of benzene; they are used in the manufacture of dyes etc
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
dipolarization
directionalize
directionalize
verb
To add a directional component (to)
directionize
discolorization
discolorization
noun
A process of losing color.
discolourization
disnaturalization
disnaturalization
noun
The process of disnaturalizing.
disorganization
disorganization
noun
The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
The state of being disorganized
disorganizations
disorganizations
noun
plural of disorganization
disprobabilization
doctorization
doctrinization
doctrinization
noun
The preaching or promulgation of a doctrine.
doctrinize
doctrinize
verb
(intransitive) To preach a doctrine.
doctrinized
doctrinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of doctrinize
doctrinizing
doctrinizing
verb
present participle of doctrinize
dramatization
dramatization
noun
A version that has been dramatized.
The act of dramatizing.
dramatizations
dramatizations
noun
plural of dramatization
ectropionized
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
enthronized
enthronized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enthronize
epidermidalization
epidermization
epidermization
noun
(surgery) skin grafting
The formation of the epidermis from underlying cells
erethizontidae
faradization
faradization
noun
(medicine, obsolete) The therapeutic application of the faradic, or induced, electrical current.
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
fluoridization
fluoridization
noun
Synonym of fluoridation
fractionalized
fractionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fractionalize
fractionized
fractionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fractionize
frictionized
frozenhearted
galvanofaradization
galvanofaradization
noun
Medical therapy using galvanic current.
hansardization
hybridization
hybridization
noun
(biology, including botany) The process of breeding a mixed offspring from two different strains or species of animal or plant
(chemistry) The linear combination of atomic orbitals in a molecule to form hybrid orbitals.
(genetics) The formation of double-stranded nucleic acid by complementary base-pairing
(transport) the conversion of a fleet of vehicles to hybrids.
hybridizations
hybridizations
noun
(chemistry) plural of hybridization
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
hydrodesulphurization
hydrodesulphurization
noun
Alternative form of hydrodesulfurization
hydroelectrization
hydrogenization
hydrogenization
noun
Alternative form of hydrogenation
hydrolyzation
hydrolyzation
noun
(chemistry) The act of hydrolyzing
hydropneumatization
hydroxylization
hydrozincite
hydrozincite
noun
(mineralogy) A white carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆.
hyperthyroidization
idolatrizing
idolatrizing
verb
present participle of idolatrize
indoctrinization
indoctrinization
noun
indoctrination
indoctrinize
indoctrinize
verb
To indoctrinate.
indoctrinized
indoctrinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of indoctrinize
indoctrinizing
indoctrinizing
verb
present participle of indoctrinize
industrialization
industrialization
noun
A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
industrializations
industrializations
noun
plural of industrialization
insurrectionized
insurrectionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of insurrectionize
intercolonized
interiorized
interiorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interiorize
interjectionalized
internationalized
internationalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of internationalize