(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
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).
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
actinozoal
actinozoal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.
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
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.
anglicization
anglicization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of anglicisation.
anticatalyzer
anticentralization
anticentralization
adj
Opposing centralization.
noun
Opposition to centralization.
artificialize
artificialize
verb
(transitive) To render artificial.
autocatalyze
autocatalyze
verb
To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis
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.
azurmalachite
bacchanalization
bacchanalization
noun
Riotous revelry.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
canaliculization
canalization
canalization
noun
Alternative spelling of canalisation
canalizations
canalizations
noun
plural of canalization
cannibalization
cannibalization
noun
The act of cannibalizing.
canonicalization
canonicalization
noun
(computing) standardization, normalization
capitalizable
capitalizable
adj
(finance) Capable of being converted into capital.
capitalization
capitalization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
capitalizations
capitalizations
noun
plural of capitalization
capitalize
capitalize
verb
(intransitive) To profit or to obtain an advantage.
(intransitive, followed by on) To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit from; to invest on something profitable.
(transitive) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.
(transitive, accounting, taxation) To treat as capital, not as an expense.
(transitive, business, finance) To contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for.
(transitive, finance) To convert into capital, i.e., to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income.
capitalized
capitalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capitalize
capitalizer
capitalizer
noun
One who capitalizes.
capitalizers
capitalizers
noun
plural of capitalizer
capitalizes
capitalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capitalize
capitalizing
capitalizing
verb
present participle of capitalize
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
cartelization
cartelization
noun
The act of cartelizing.
cartelize
cartelize
verb
To have an industry become controlled by a cartel.
cartelized
cartelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartelize
cartelizing
cartelizing
verb
present participle of cartelize
catabolize
catabolize
verb
(intransitive) To undergo catabolism.
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to undergo catabolism.
(transitive) To produce (a substance) by catabolism.
catabolized
catabolized
adj
(biochemistry) modified by catabolism
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catabolize
catabolizes
catabolizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catabolize
catabolizing
catabolizing
verb
present participle of catabolize
cataleptize
cataleptize
verb
(transitive) To induce a state of catalepsy in.
catalogize
catalogize
verb
To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue.
cataloguize
catalyzator
catalyze
catalyze
verb
(transitive) To accelerate a process.
(transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
(transitive) To inspire significantly by catalysis.
catalyzed
catalyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catalyze
catalyzer
catalyzer
noun
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) That which catalyzes.
A catalytic converter.
catalyzers
catalyzers
noun
plural of catalyzer
catalyzes
catalyzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalyze
catalyzing
catalyzing
verb
present participle of catalyze
catechizable
catechizable
adj
Able or fit to be catechized.
catholicization
catholicize
catholicized
catholicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of catholicize
catholicizer
catholicizes
catholicizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catholicize
catholicizing
catholicizing
verb
present participle of catholicize
celestialize
celestialize
verb
(transitive) To make celestial or divine.
celestialized
celestialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of celestialize
celticize
celticize
Verb
To render Celtic; to assimilate into the Celts.
celtization
centralization
centralization
noun
The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole
centralizations
centralizations
noun
plural of centralization
centralize
centralize
verb
To move power to a single, central authority
To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
centralized
centralized
adj
Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centralize
centralizer
centralizer
noun
(mathematics) (of an element in a group) The set of elements of the same group which commute with the element. See also normalizer.
A device used to centralize a piece of equipment.
centralizers
centralizers
noun
plural of centralizer
centralizes
centralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralize
centralizing
centralizing
verb
present participle of centralize
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
cephalization
cephalization
noun
(biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.
cerebralization
cerebralization
noun
The process or result of cerebralizing.
chalazoidite
chalutz
chalutz
noun
(historical) A member of a group of Jewish immigrants to Palestine who worked in agriculture or forestry.
chalutzim
channelization
channelization
noun
The division of a wide-band communications channel into multiple narrow-band channels.
The straightening and widening of a stream or river.
chaptalization
chaptalization
noun
the addition of sugar to grape juice in the fermentation of wine. Usually done if the grapes are thought to lack enough natural sugars for the desired alcohol content.
chaptalize
chaptalize
verb
To add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.
chaptalized
chaptalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaptalize
chaptalizing
chaptalizing
verb
present participle of chaptalize
characterizable
characterizable
adj
Able to be characterized.
chattelization
chattelization
noun
The process of chattelizing.
chattelize
chattelize
verb
To treat as chattel; to enslave and dehumanize.
chattelized
chattelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chattelize
chattelizing
chattelizing
verb
present participle of chattelize
chemicalization
chemicalization
noun
(spirituality) Inner conflict caused by one's initial resistance to spiritual awakening.
The process of making something chemical, or adapting it to use chemical methods.
chileanization
chloralization
chloralization
noun
The process of chloralizing.
chloritization
chloritization
noun
(geology) The metamorphic conversion of pyroxene or amphibole minerals into members of the chlorite group
chloritize
chloritize
verb
(mineralogy) To metamorphose into the mineral chlorite
To treat with a chlorite, typically as a bleach
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorothiazide
chlorothiazide
noun
(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions
chlorozincate
chlorozincate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion ZnCl₄²⁻ derived from zinc chloride; any salt containing this anion
cholecystectomized
cholecystectomized
adj
That has had a cholecystectomy
chorizontal
circularization
circularization
noun
The act or process of making something circular in form.
The distribution of publicity circulars.
circularizations
circularizations
noun
plural of circularization
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
citizenly
citizenly
adj
Pertaining to citizens.
civilianization
civilianization
noun
the act or process of civilianizing
civilization
civilization
name
Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World
noun
(obsolete) The act of rendering a criminal process civil.
(uncountable) Human society, particularly civil society.
An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.
The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
The state or quality of being civilized.
civilizational
civilizational
adj
Pertaining to or arising from civilization
civilizationally
civilizationally
adv
In terms of civilization.
civilizations
civilizations
noun
plural of civilization
civilizatory
civilizatory
adj
That tends to civilize
clausewitz
clavelization
clavelization
noun
inoculation (of an animal) against sheeppox
climatize
climatize
verb
To acclimate or become acclimated.
To adapt for comfort in extreme climates, especially as regards to temperature.