The division of a wide-band communications channel into multiple narrow-band channels.
The straightening and widening of a stream or river.
channelize
channelize
verb
(transitive) To direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel.
(transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line.
(transitive) To transmit through a channel.
To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
channelized
channelized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of channelize
channelizes
channelizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of channelize
channelizing
channelizing
verb
present participle of channelize
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.
chaptalizing
chaptalizing
verb
present participle of chaptalize
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
characterizations
characterizations
noun
plural of characterization
characterizing
characterizing
verb
present participle of characterize
chattelization
chattelization
noun
The process of chattelizing.
chattelizing
chattelizing
verb
present participle of chattelize
chazanim
chazanim
noun
plural of chazan
chazzanim
chazzanim
noun
plural of chazzan
chazzenim
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.
chemnitz
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
chileanization
chileanize
chileanize
Verb
To make Chilean.
chimpanzee
chimpanzee
noun
(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
chimpanzees
chimpanzees
noun
plural of chimpanzee
chintz
chintz
noun
A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
chintze
chintze
verb
Alternative form of chinse
chintzes
chintzes
noun
plural of chintz
chintzier
chintzier
adj
comparative form of chintzy: more chintzy
chintziest
chintziest
adj
superlative form of chintzy: most chintzy
chintziness
chintziness
noun
The quality of being chintzy.
chintzy
chintzy
adj
(figuratively) Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy.
(figuratively) Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
Of or decorated with chintz.
chitinization
chitinization
noun
The process of becoming chitinous.
chitinized
chitinized
adj
Modified by chitinization
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chitinize
chloralization
chloralization
noun
The process of chloralizing.
chloralizing
chloralizing
verb
present participle of chloralize
chloridizing
chloridizing
verb
present participle of chloridize
chlorinize
chlorinize
verb
(transitive) To chlorinate.
chloritization
chloritization
noun
(geology) The metamorphic conversion of pyroxene or amphibole minerals into members of the chlorite group
chlorodizing
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chlorozincate
chlorozincate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion ZnCl₄²⁻ derived from zinc chloride; any salt containing this anion
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
chorization
chorizont
chorizont
noun
(UK) One who challenges a widely held assumption of authorship for a major work, especially one who believes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were not written by Homer.
chorizontal
chorizontes
chorizontic
chorizontist
chouanize
christianization
christianization
Noun
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
christianize
christianize
Verb
To make Christian.
To cause to convert to Christianity.
christianized
christianizer
christianizes
christianizing
chromazurine
chromicizing
chromicizing
verb
present participle of chromicize
chromizing
chromizing
verb
present participle of chromize
chronologize
chronologize
verb
To establish an order of events based on the time of their occurrence.
chronologizing
chronologizing
verb
present participle of chronologize
chrysazin
chrysazin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone, a stimulant laxative formally derived from anthraquinone.
churchwardenize
chutzpanik
cinchonization
cinchonization
noun
The process of cinchonizing.
cinchonize
cinchonize
verb
(transitive) To produce cinchonism in; to poison with quinine or cinchona.
cinchonized
cinchonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cinchonize
cinchonizing
cinchonizing
verb
present participle of cinchonize
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
circumzenithal
circumzenithal
adj
Around the zenith.
citizenhood
citizenhood
noun
The group of all citizens.
The state of being a citizen; citizenship
citizenish
citizenish
adj
Of the nature of citizens.
citizenship
citizenship
noun
The state of being a citizen, in its various senses.
The status of being a citizen, in its various senses.
citizenships
citizenships
noun
plural of citizenship
cocitizenship
coharmonize
conchologize
conchologize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in conchology; to collect and study shells.
corinthianize
courtezanship
courtezanship
noun
Alternative form of courtesanship
czechization
czechoslovakian
czechoslovakian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.
Noun
A person from Czechoslovakia.
czechoslovakians
dashnaktzutiun
dealcoholization
dealcoholization
noun
The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water
deanathematize
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
decephalization
decephalization
noun
The process of decephalizing.
dechemicalization
dechloridizing
dechristianization
dechristianization
noun
The act of dechristianizing; the systematic removal of Christianity or Christian elements.
dechristianize
dechristianize
verb
To deprive of Christian character
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
deheathenize
dehumanization
dehumanization
noun
The act or process of dehumanizing.
dehumanize
dehumanize
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
dehumanized
dehumanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumanize
dehumanizes
dehumanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenize
dehydrogenize
verb
To dehydrogenate.
dehydrogenized
dehydrogenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenizer
dehypnotize
dehypnotize
verb
To release from a hypnotic state.
dehypnotized
dehypnotized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehypnotize
dehypnotizing
dehypnotizing
verb
present participle of dehypnotize
dementholize
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
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
denizenship
denizenship
noun
The status or quality of being a denizen.
dephosphorization
dephosphorization
noun
(chemistry) The act of freeing from phosphorus.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
desynchronize
desynchronize
verb
to cause, or to experience desynchronization
desynchronizing
desynchronizing
adj
That causes desynchronization
verb
present participle of desynchronize
diazenithal
diazoanhydride
diazomethane
diazomethane
noun
(organic chemistry) the simplest diazo compound, CH₂=N⁺=N⁻; a toxic, yellow, explosive gas; used in analytical chemistry to convert carboxylic acids into their methyl esters for analysis via gas-liquid chromatography
dibenzophenazine
dichlorobenzene
dichlorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric derivatives of benzene in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine; they are used as solvents and in organic synthesis.
dichotomization
dichotomization
noun
The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.
dichotomizing
dichotomizing
verb
present participle of dichotomize
dihydrazone
dihydrazone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two hydrazone groups
dimethylbenzene
dimethylbenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) xylene
dimethylhydrazine
dimethylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric dimethyl derivatives of hydrazine, but especially 1,2-dimethylhydrazine which is used in medical research.
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
diphthongization
diphthongization
noun
Alternative spelling of diphthongisation
diphthongize
diphthongize
verb
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
diphthongized
diphthongized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize
diphthongizing
diphthongizing
verb
present participle of diphthongize
disharmonize
disharmonize
verb
(intransitive) To cause disorder.
(transitive) To make the cause of disorder.
disharmonized
disharmonized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize
disharmonizing
disharmonizing
verb
present participle of disharmonize
dishellenize
dishumanize
dithiobenzoic
dneprodzerzhinsk
dzerzhinsk
echinozoa
echoizing
echoizing
verb
present participle of echoize
ecphorization
electrosherardizing
elenchize
elenchize
verb
(archaic) To argue by elenchus, leading one's opponent to the desired conclusion by agreement with a series of logical steps.
(archaic) To dispute.
elizabethan
elizabethan
Adjective
Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
elizabethanism
elizabethanism
Noun
A word, usage, or linguistic feature particular to the literature of England in the Elizabethan period.
elizabethanize
elizabethans
elizabethton
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of