| CHLORITIZATION | • chloritization n. (Geology) The metamorphic conversion of pyroxene or amphibole minerals into members of the chlorite group. • CHLORITIZATION n. the alteration of ferromagnesian minerals into chlorite or similar material, also CHLORITISATION. |
| CHLOROTHIAZIDE | • chlorothiazide n. (Medicine) A thiazide diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension and other conditions. • CHLOROTHIAZIDE n. a thiazide diuretic used esp. in the treatment of edema and hypertension. |
| CHLORPROMAZINE | • chlorpromazine n. A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative. • CHLORPROMAZINE n. a phenothiazine used chiefly as a tranquilizer esp. in the form of its hydrochloride to control the symptoms of psychotic disorders. |
| CORINTHIANIZED | • Corinthianized v. Simple past tense and past participle of Corinthianize. • CORINTHIANIZE v. (archaic) to be licentious, also CORINTHIANISE. |
| CORINTHIANIZES | • Corinthianizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Corinthianize. • CORINTHIANIZE v. (archaic) to be licentious, also CORINTHIANISE. |
| ECTOMYCORRHIZA | • ectomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant. • ECTOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of mycorrhiza in which the fungus forms a layer on the outside of the roots of the plant. |
| ENDOMYCORRHIZA | • endomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells. • ENDOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of fungus with hyphae that penetrate the cell wall and invaginate the cell membrane. |
| PAROCHIALIZING | • parochializing v. Present participle of parochialize. • PAROCHIALIZE v. to make parochial, also PAROCHIALISE. |
| RHIZOCEPHALANS | • rhizocephalans n. Plural of rhizocephalan. • RHIZOCEPHALAN n. any member of the Rhizocephala, an order of cirripedes parasitic on crabs. |
| RHIZOCEPHALOUS | • rhizocephalous adj. Belonging to the Rhizocephala. • RHIZOCEPHALOUS adj. of or like a rhizocephalan, a cirripede parasitic on crabs. |
| SACCHARIZATION | • saccharization n. The action, or the result of saccharizing. • SACCHARIZATION n. the process of saccharizing, also SACCHARISATION. |
| SCHIZOPHRENIAS | • schizophrenias n. Plural of schizophrenia. • SCHIZOPHRENIA n. a mental disorder with 'splitting' of personality and separation from environment. |
| TRICHINIZATION | • trichinization n. Infection with trichinosis. • TRICHINIZATION n. the process of trichinizing, also TRICHINISATION. |
| ZINCOGRAPHICAL | • zincographical adj. Of or pertaining to zincography. • ZINCOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to zincography, an engraving process in which zinc is covered with wax and etched, also ZINCOGRAPHIC. |
| ZYGOBRANCHIATE | • zygobranchiate adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Zygobranchia. • ZYGOBRANCHIATE n. a type of gastropod having paired, symmetrically placed gills, also ZYGOBRANCH. |