(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
alephzero
amorphozoa
anachronize
anachronize
verb
To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
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
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthracitization
anthropomorphization
anthropomorphization
noun
attributing human characteristics to something that is nonhuman.
endowing with human qualities.
anthropomorphize
anthropomorphize
verb
(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).
(transitive) To endow with human qualities.
anthropomorphized
anthropomorphized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize
anthropomorphizing
anthropomorphizing
verb
present participle of anthropomorphize
anthropophagize
anthropozoic
anthropozoic
Adjective
The geological era dominated by the presence of man.
antistrophize
antistrophize
verb
(transitive, poetry) To turn into antistrophe.
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorize
aphorize
verb
Alternative spelling of aphorise
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphorizer
aphorizer
noun
Alternative form of aphoriser
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphorizing
aphorizing
verb
present participle of aphorize
apostrophize
apostrophize
verb
(transitive) To deliver an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech) to someone, especially someone not present.
To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.
apostrophized
apostrophized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize
apostrophizes
apostrophizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize
apostrophizing
apostrophizing
verb
present participle of apostrophize
archaeozoic
archcozener
archeozoic
archizoic
arithmetization
arithmetization
noun
(mathematics) The treatment of mathematics by methods involving only the fundamental concepts and operations of arithmetic.
arithmetizations
arithmetizations
noun
plural of arithmetization
arrhizous
arrhizous
adj
(botany) Having no root: applied to parasitical plants which have no root, but adhere to other plants by any part of their surface, and derive their nourishment from them; also to mosses and Hepaticœ which are destitute of rhizoids.
arthrozoa
arthrozoan
arthrozoic
authorizable
authorizable
adj
Capable of being authorized.
authorization
authorization
noun
(countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
(countable) An act of authorizing.
(government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.
(uncountable) Permission.
authorizations
authorizations
noun
plural of authorization
authorize
authorize
verb
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
(transitive) To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
autohybridization
azathioprine
azathioprine
noun
(pharmacology) A purine antimetabolite immunosuppressant used in organ transplant and autoimmune diseases to prevent rejection.
azocorinth
azoerythrin
azophosphore
azotorrhea
azotorrhoea
azygobranchia
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
bachelorize
bachelorize
verb
To confer a bachelor's degree on.
To live the life of a bachelor; to socialize without a wife.
To live without neither spouse nor children; to live alone or with other single people.
To make into a bachelor; to deprive of a spouse.
To make or become typical of a bachelor.
balsamorrhiza
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzanthrone
benzanthrone
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic ketone, 7-oxobenz(de)anthracene, that is used in the manufacture of anthraquinone dyes
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzhydroxamic
benzohydrol
benzoiodohydrin
benzomorpholine
benzophenanthrazine
benzophenanthroline
benzophloroglucinol
benzothiofuran
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
bergholz
bibliographize
bibliographize
verb
(transitive) To compile a bibliography of.
bichromatize
bichromatize
verb
(transitive) To combine or treat with a bichromate, especially with bichromate of potassium.
bilharziosis
bilharziosis
noun
schistosomiasis
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
biohazard
biohazard
noun
A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
birobidzhan
birobizhan
boucherize
boucherize
Verb
To impregnate (timber, railroad ties, etc.) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate.
bozrah
bozrah
Proper noun
An ancient biblical city in southern modern-day Jordan, the capital of Edom.
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
bronzesmith
bronzesmith
noun
A maker of bronze articles.
buzzerphone
buzzerphone
noun
(military, historical) A portable buzzer system for transmitting messages in Morse code.
camphorize
carbohydrazide
carbohydrazide
noun
(organic chemistry) Any N,N'-diamino derivative of urea
catharization
catharization
noun
The process of catharizing.
catheterization
catheterization
noun
The procedure of introducing a catheter.
catholicizer
chalaziferous
chalaziferous
adj
Having or bearing chalazas.
characterization
characterization
noun
The act or process of characterizing.
characterizations
characterizations
noun
plural of characterization
chernozem
chernozem
noun
A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
chernozemic
chernozemic
adj
(soil science) Being or containing chernozem.
chervonetz
chimborazo
chimborazo
Proper noun
An inactive volcano in central Ecuador, whose peak is the highest in the country and the furthest point from the centre of the Earth.
chloralization
chloralization
noun
The process of chloralizing.
chloralize
chloralize
verb
(transitive) To treat with chloral.
chloralized
chloralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloralize
chloralizing
chloralizing
verb
present participle of chloralize
chlorazide
chlorazide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The pseudohalogen chlorine azide ClN₃
chlordiazepoxide
chlordiazepoxide
noun
A benzodiazepine derivative used as a sedative drug; trade name Librium among others.
chloridize
chloridize
verb
(dated, transitive) To chloridate.
chloridized
chloridized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloridize
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
chloritize
chloritize
verb
(mineralogy) To metamorphose into the mineral chlorite
To treat with a chlorite, typically as a bleach
chlorize
chlorobenzene
chlorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by chlorine; but especially the simplest such derivative C₆H₅Cl that is used in the manufacture of phenol, aniline and other compounds
chlorodize
chlorodized
chlorodizing
chloroformization
chloroformization
noun
The process of chloroformizing.
chloroformize
chloroformize
verb
To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
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
chlorpromazine
chlorpromazine
noun
A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.
choriambize
chorization
chorizo
chorizo
noun
A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.
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
chorizos
chorizos
noun
plural of chorizo
chorz
chorzow
chozar
christianization
christianization
Noun
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
chromazurine
chromicize
chromicize
verb
(medicine) (of catgut) to treat with a compound of chromium
chromicizing
chromicizing
verb
present participle of chromicize
chromize
chromize
verb
(transitive) To chrome; to treat with chromium.
chromized
chromized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chromize
chromizes
chromizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chromize
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
chrysazol
circumhorizontal
circumhorizontal
Adjective
Around the horizon.
coharmonize
coleorhiza
coleorhiza
noun
A sheath-like structure found in a monocotyledon plant seed that acts as a protective covering enclosing the radicle.