simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
acetylhydrazine
acetylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) The acylhydrazine of acetic acid CH₃CO-NH-NH₂
acetylphenylhydrazine
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
aldolization
aldolization
noun
(organic chemistry) The formation of an aldol, normally from a corresponding aldehyde or ketone
antherozoidal
antherozooidal
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
antibenzaldoxime
antifeudalization
autodepolymerization
azoxytoluidine
bedazzlement
bedazzlement
noun
The characteristic of being bedazzled.
benzalphthalide
benzantialdoxime
benzothiodiazole
benzotoluide
benzotrichloride
benzotrichloride
noun
(organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of toluene "(trichloromethyl)benzene"
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
benzoylated
benzoylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by reaction with benzoyl groups
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
butazolidin
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
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
coeducationalize
coeducationalize
verb
(transitive) To make coeducational.
collodionization
collodionization
noun
The process of collodionizing.
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
conceptualized
conceptualized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize
conditionalize
conditionalize
verb
(transitive) To make conditional.
consonantalized
consonantalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consonantalize
conventionalized
conventionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalize
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
cryptanalyzed
cryptanalyzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cryptanalyze
dazzlement
dazzlement
noun
(sometimes figuratively) The condition of being dazzled.
A burst or flash of light; a cause of dazzling.
dealcoholization
dealcoholization
noun
The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water
decapitalization
decapitalization
noun
The process of decapitalizing something.
decarboxylization
decartelization
decartelization
noun
The abolition or breaking-up of cartels
decartelizing
decasualization
decasualization
noun
The process of decasualizing.
decentralization
decentralization
noun
The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.
decentralizationist
decentralizationist
adj
Of or pertaining to decentralization.
noun
An advocate for decentralization.
decentralizations
decentralizations
noun
plural of decentralization
decentralize
decentralize
verb
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
decentralized
decentralized
adj
not centralized; having no center or several centers
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decentralize
decentralizes
decentralizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize
decentralizing
decentralizing
verb
present participle of decentralize
decephalization
decephalization
noun
The process of decephalizing.
dechemicalization
decimalization
decimalization
noun
Alternative spelling of decimalisation
decivilization
decivilization
noun
The process of decivilization.
decolonization
decolonization
noun
(social sciences) The reverse of colonization, i.e. granting back autonomy to a group.
The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.
decolorization
decolorization
noun
the removal of color from something; bleaching
decolourization
decolourization
noun
Alternative spelling of decolorization
deconventionalize
decriminalization
decriminalization
noun
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
decrystallization
decrystallization
noun
The breakdown of a solid, crystalline structure.
The removal of crystals from a liquid
dedolomitization
dedolomitization
noun
Conversion to a form that is no longer dolomite.
dedolomitizing
dedolomitizing
verb
present participle of dedolomitize
deflectionization
deflectionize
defunctionalization
defunctionalization
noun
(computing, programming) A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
degelatinize
degentilize
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
deindividualization
deindividualization
noun
The act or process of deindividualizing.
deindustrialization
deindustrialization
noun
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength.
deindustrialize
deindustrialize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry.
deinstitutionalization
deinstitutionalization
noun
the process of abolishing a practice that has been considered a norm
the process of reducing a person's dependence on an institutional environment
the process of releasing a person from a facility where their freedom to leave has been restrained
deintellectualization
deintellectualization
noun
The process of deintellectualizing.
deintellectualize
deintellectualize
verb
(transitive) To cause no longer to be intellectual.
delabialization
delabialization
noun
The act, process or result of delabializing.
delatinization
delatinization
noun
(Christianity) Changes in the Catholic liturgy that move away from the Roman Rite.
The removal of Latin elements from something.
delatinize
deliberalization
delimitizing
delocalization
delocalization
noun
(chemistry) the phenomenon in which bonding electrons of some molecules serve to bind several atoms instead of just two; it is observed in metals and in aromatic and conjugated organic compounds
the process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalized
demagnetizable
demagnetizable
adj
That can be demagnetized.
demasculinization
demasculinization
noun
(biology) The suppression of a male-orientated function by repressing male hormones
The removal of the testicles
dematerialization
dematerialization
noun
(finance, law) The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.
The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
dematerializing
dematerializing
verb
present participle of dematerialize
dementholize
demilitarization
demilitarization
noun
Alternative spelling of demilitarisation
demilitarizing
demilitarizing
verb
present participle of demilitarize
demineralization
demineralization
noun
(chemistry) The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.
(medicine) The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.
demobilization
demobilization
noun
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.
demobilizations
demobilizations
noun
plural of demobilization
demoralization
demoralization
noun
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.
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
denationalization
denationalization
noun
The act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.
denationalize
denationalize
verb
(transitive) To strip of nationhood; to cease to recognise, or allow to exist, as a nation.
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.
denationalized
denationalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denationalize
denationalizing
denationalizing
verb
present participle of denationalize
denaturalization
denaturalization
noun
The act or process of denaturalizing, of changing or destroying the quality (nature) of a thing.
The removal of the rights of a citizen.
denaturalize
denaturalize
verb
(transitive) To cease to treat as natural.
(transitive) To make less natural; to cause to deviate from its nature.
(transitive) To revoke or deny the citizenship of.
denaturalized
denaturalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of denaturalize
denaturalizing
denaturalizing
verb
present participle of denaturalize
deneutralization
deneutralization
noun
Process of deneutralizing.
denominationalize
denominationalize
verb
(transitive) To bring under the influence of a religious denomination.
dentalization
dentalization
noun
The process of dentalizing.
dentalize
dentalize
verb
(transitive, phonetics) To make (a speech sound) dental.
dentalized
dentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dentalize
dentalizing
dentalizing
verb
present participle of dentalize
denuclearization
denuclearization
noun
The act or process of denuclearizing.
deoccidentalize
deorientalize
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentalize
departmentalize
verb
To organize something into departments
departmentalized
departmentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of departmentalize
departmentalizes
departmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
depersonalization
depersonalization
noun
(psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
(psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
depolarization
depolarization
noun
(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
(sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
depoliticizing
depoliticizing
verb
present participle of depoliticize
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
derationalization
derationalization
noun
The process of derationalizing.
derationalize
derealization
derealization
noun
(The process of) making unreal, in general; detachment from reality or realness.
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.
deregulationize
desacralization
desacralization
noun
(religion) The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.
desalinization
desalinization
noun
(US) Alternative form of desalinisation
desectionalize
desentimentalize
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
desiliconization
desiliconization
noun
The removal of silicon or silicates
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
desocialization
desocialization
noun
The act of desocializing.
despecialization
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
destabilization
destabilization
noun
The act or process of destabilizing.
destabilizing
destabilizing
verb
present participle of destabilize
destalinization
destalinization
noun
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.
destalinize
destalinize
verb
(politics, transitive) To free from the influence of Joseph Stalin.
desterilization
desterilization
noun
(economics) A monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.
The contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.
desterilizing
desterilizing
verb
present participle of desterilize
desubstantialize
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
detribalization
detribalization
noun
Process of detribalizing.
detribalizing
detribalizing
verb
present participle of detribalize
devitalization
devitalization
noun
The act of devitalizing
devitalizing
devitalizing
verb
present participle of devitalize
devocalization
devocalization
noun
Act or process of devocalizing.
devolatilization
devolatilization
noun
The removal of volatile material.
devolatilizing
devolatilizing
verb
present participle of devolatilize
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.