(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
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.
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).
acetobenzoic
acetonization
acetonization
noun
Synonym of acetonation
acetonize
acetonize
verb
(rare) Synonym of acetonate
acetylaminobenzene
acetylbenzoate
acetylbenzoic
acetylcarbazole
acetylization
acetylization
noun
Synonym of acetylation
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
actualization
actualization
noun
making actual or really existent
actualizations
actualizations
noun
plural of actualization
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
africanization
africanization
Noun
The act or process of Africanizing.
agnotozoic
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.
anticentralization
anticentralization
adj
Opposing centralization.
noun
Opposition to centralization.
antimechanization
antimechanization
adj
Opposing mechanization.
antizymotic
antizymotic
adj
(medicine) Preventing fermentation or decomposition.
noun
(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.
apostacize
arthrozoic
asiaticization
auctorizate
autocatalyze
autocatalyze
verb
To cause, or to undergo autocatalysis
autoracemization
autoschediaze
autoschediaze
verb
To act in an autoschediastic manner
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
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
bacchanalization
bacchanalization
noun
Riotous revelry.
bacteriolyze
bacteriolyze
verb
Alternative form of bacteriolyse
bacterization
bacterization
noun
The act or process of bacterizing.
benzalacetone
benzalacetone
noun
Synonym of benzylideneacetone
benzalacetophenone
benzalacetophenone
noun
(organic chemistry) chalcone
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
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.
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.
The state of being canonized or sainted.
canonizations
canonizations
noun
plural of canonization
cantonize
cantonize
verb
(transitive) To divide into cantons or small districts.
canzonet
canzonet
noun
A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.
canzonets
canzonets
noun
plural of canzonet
canzonetta
canzonetta
noun
A style of popular Italian secular vocal composition which originated around 1560, or a piece composed in this style
capitalization
capitalization
noun
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
capitalizations
capitalizations
noun
plural of capitalization
caponization
caponization
noun
The process of caponizing.
caramelization
caramelization
noun
(cooking) The browning of sugars by heat.
(cooking) The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
carboazotine
carbonatization
carbonatization
noun
(geology) Reaction with carbon dioxide to form carbonates.
(geology) The introduction of carbonate rocks to replace others.
carbonization
carbonization
noun
The act or process of carbonizing.
carburization
carburization
noun
impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture of steel
cardiectomize
cartelization
cartelization
noun
The act of cartelizing.
castorized
catabibazon
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
catalogize
catalogize
verb
To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue.
cataloguize
catalyzator
catanzaro
catanzaro
Proper noun
Province of Calabria, Italy.
Town and capital of Catanzaro and also the capital of Calabria.
catechization
catechization
noun
The act of catechizing.
categorization
categorization
noun
A group of things arranged by category; a classification.
The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
categorizations
categorizations
noun
plural of categorization
categorize
categorize
verb
(transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.
categorized
categorized
adj
The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of categorize
categorizer
categorizer
noun
One who, or that which, categorizes.
categorizers
categorizers
noun
plural of categorizer
categorizes
categorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of categorize
categorizing
categorizing
verb
present participle of categorize
catharization
catharization
noun
The process of catharizing.
catheterization
catheterization
noun
The procedure of introducing a catheter.
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
causticization
causticization
noun
The process of making something caustic.
cauterization
cauterization
noun
The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.
cauterizations
cauterizations
noun
plural of cauterization
celtization
centonization
centonization
noun
(music) A theory about the composition of a melody or piece based on pre-existing melodic figures and formulas.
centonze
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
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
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.
ceratozamia
cerebralization
cerebralization
noun
The process or result of cerebralizing.
chalazoidite
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.
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
characterizations
characterizations
noun
plural of characterization
chattelization
chattelization
noun
The process of chattelizing.
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.
chervonetz
chileanization
chitinization
chitinization
noun
The process of becoming chitinous.
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