(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
acclimatize
acclimatize
verb
(intransitive) To get used to a new climate.
(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.
acclimatized
acclimatized
adj
Subjected to acclimatization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acclimatize
acclimatizer
acclimatizer
noun
An agent that acclimatizes itself or others.
acclimatizes
acclimatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acclimatize
acclimatizing
acclimatizing
verb
present participle of acclimatize
acculturize
acculturize
verb
Synonym of acculturate
acculturized
acculturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acculturize
acculturizing
acculturizing
verb
present participle of acculturize
accustomize
accustomize
verb
(rare) To learn to adapt one's lifestyle to a new or changed environment.
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
accustomizing
accustomizing
verb
present participle of accustomize
acetalization
acetalization
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that yields an acetal.
acetalize
acetalize
verb
(organic chemistry) To convert (an aldehyde) into an acetal.
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acethydrazide
acethydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) The hydrazide of acetic acid CH₃-CO-NH-NH₂
acetize
acetize
verb
(rare) To acetify.
acetobenzoic
acetonization
acetonization
noun
Synonym of acetonation
acetonize
acetonize
verb
(rare) Synonym of acetonate
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzene
acetylbenzene
noun
acetophenone
acetylbenzoate
acetylbenzoic
acetylcarbazole
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylizable
acetylizable
adj
Able to be acetylized.
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
acetylize
acetylize
verb
Synonym of acetylate
acetylized
acetylized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of acetylize
acetylizer
acetylizer
noun
Synonym of acetylator
acetylizing
acetylizing
verb
present participle of acetylize
acetylphenylhydrazine
achromatizable
achromatization
achromatization
noun
The act or process of achromatizing.
achromatize
achromatize
verb
(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
actinozoa
actinozoa
noun
plural of actinozoon
actinozoal
actinozoal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.
actinozoan
actinozoan
noun
Synonym of actinozoon
actinozoon
actinozoon
noun
(zoology) One of the Actinozoa.
actionize
actionize
verb
(transitive, rare) To bring a legal action against; to sue.
actionized
actionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actionize
actionizing
actionizing
verb
present participle of actionize
activize
activize
verb
(transitive) To convert to activism.
activized
activized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of activize
activizing
activizing
verb
present participle of activize
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
actualize
actualize
verb
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
actualized
actualized
adj
Having become actual; having been realized or made real.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actualize
actualizes
actualizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of actualize
actualizing
actualizing
verb
present participle of actualize
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
aestheticize
aestheticize
verb
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of aestheticise
africanization
africanization
Noun
The act or process of Africanizing.
agnotozoic
alcalizate
alcalizate
adj
Obsolete form of alkalizate.
alcatraz
alcoholization
alcoholization
noun
(obsolete) Reduction to powder.
Saturation with alcohol.
Subjection to the influence of alcoholic spirits.
americanization
americanization
noun
Alternative form of Americanisation
anglicization
anglicization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicisation.
anthozoic
anthozoic
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
anthracitization
anthropozoic
anthropozoic
Adjective
The geological era dominated by the presence of man.
anticatalyzer
anticentralization
anticentralization
adj
Opposing centralization.
noun
Opposition to centralization.
anticize
anticize
verb
(rare, intransitive) To perform antics.
antienzymatic
antienzymatic
adj
That inhibits the action of an enzyme
antienzymic
antimechanization
antimechanization
adj
Opposing mechanization.
antisepticize
antisepticize
verb
(transitive) To make antiseptic.
antisepticized
antisepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of antisepticize
antisepticizing
antisepticizing
verb
present participle of antisepticize
antizymic
antizymic
adj
Preventing fermentation.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
apostacize
arcticize
arcticize
verb
(transitive) To prepare for Arctic weather; to winterize.
arcticized
arcticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of arcticize
arcticizing
arcticizing
verb
present participle of arcticize
arthrozoic
artificialize
artificialize
verb
(transitive) To render artificial.
asepticize
asepticize
verb
(transitive) To render aseptic; to sterilize; to cleanse of pathogenic materials.
asepticized
asepticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asepticize
asepticizing
asepticizing
verb
present participle of asepticize
asiaticization
asiaticize
asyzygetic
asyzygetic
adj
(mathematics) Not syzygetic
atheticize
atticize
atticize
Verb
To side with the Athenians.
To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
atticized
atticizing
auctorizate
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
autocatalyze
autocatalyze
verb
To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis
autoracemization
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
azadirachta
azadrachta
azeotropic
azeotropic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing an azeotrope
azlactone
azlactone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds formed by the cyclization of N-acyl-α-amino acids; they are five-membered heterocycles containing both a nitrogen and oxygen atom in the ring, with the oxygen adjacent to a carbonyl.
azobacter
azocorinth
azofication
azotemic
azotemic
adj
Of or pertaining to azotemia.
azotic
azotic
adj
(chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote
(obsolete) Fatal to animal life.
azotobacter
azotobacterieae
azotobacters
aztec
aztec
Noun
A Mexica.
A Nahua.
Proper noun
The Nahuatl language.
A city in New Mexico, USA
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Mexica people.
Of or pertaining to the Nahuas.
Of or pertaining to the Nahuatl language.
azteca
aztecan
aztecan
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aztecs or their culture.
Noun
An Aztec.
aztecs
azurmalachite
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
bacchanalization
bacchanalization
noun
Riotous revelry.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
bacterization
bacterization
noun
The act or process of bacterizing.
bacterize
bacterize
verb
To treat with bacteria.
bacterized
bacterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bacterize
bacterizing
bacterizing
verb
present participle of bacterize
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzanthracene
benzanthracene
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric tetracyclic aromatic hydrocarbons formed by the fusion of a benzene ring with anthracene.
benzoxyacetic
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
bizygomatic
bizygomatic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or joining the two zygomatic arches
bocedization
bocedization
noun
(historical, music) A Flemish system of singing, similar to sol-fa, but employing the syllables "bo, ce, di, ga, lo, ma, ni".
borzicactus
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
bureaucratization
bureaucratization
noun
The formation of, or the conversion of something into, a bureaucracy.
bureaucratize
bureaucratize
verb
(transitive) To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic.
bureaucratized
bureaucratized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bureaucratize
bureaucratizes
bureaucratizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bureaucratize
bureaucratizing
bureaucratizing
verb
present participle of bureaucratize
butzbach
canadianization
canadianization
Noun
The process of making or becoming Canadian or more Canadian.
canaliculization
canalization
canalization
noun
Alternative spelling of canalisation
canalizations
canalizations
noun
plural of canalization
cancerization
cancerization
noun
transformation into a cancerous form
cannibalization
cannibalization
noun
The act of cannibalizing.
canonicalization
canonicalization
noun
(computing) standardization, normalization
canonizant
canonizant
noun
(mathematics) A covariant that is the catalecticant of the penultimate emanant
canonization
canonization
noun
(Christianity) The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.
Introduction into a canon of artistic or literary works.