| AMINOBENZOIC | • aminobenzoic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives. • AMINOBENZOIC adj. as in aminobenzoic acid. |
| AMORTIZATION | • amortization n. The reduction of loan principal over a series of payments. • amortization n. The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the… • AMORTIZATION n. the act of amortising, also AMORTISATION. |
| ATOMIZATIONS | • atomizations n. Plural of atomization. • ATOMIZATION n. the reduction of liquids to the form of spray, also ATOMISATION. |
| AUTOTOMIZING | • autotomizing v. Present participle of autotomize. • AUTOTOMIZE v. to effect an autotomy, the reflex loss of part of the body to save the whole (in lizards, etc.), also AUTOTOMISE. |
| DEMONIZATION | • demonization n. The act of demonizing. • demonization n. Something demonized. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • DEMONIZATION n. the act of demonising, also DEMONISATION. |
| EMBOLIZATION | • embolization n. (Surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood… • EMBOLIZATION n. the process of embolizing, also EMBOLISATION. |
| EMOTIONALIZE | • emotionalize v. (Transitive) To give (something) an emotional quality. • emotionalize v. (Intransitive) To make an emotional display. • EMOTIONALIZE v. to make emotional, also EMOTIONALISE. |
| HOMINIZATION | • hominization n. (Paleontology) The process of becoming like a human. • hominization n. (Theology) The beginning of human life, or of a deity’s life in human form. • HOMINIZATION n. the evolutionary development of human characteristics that differentiate hominids from their primate ancestors, also HOMINISATION. |
| MEMORIZATION | • memorization n. The act of committing something to memory or memorizing. • MEMORIZATION n. the act of memorizing, also MEMORISATION. |
| MOBILIZATION | • mobilization n. The act of mobilizing. • mobilization n. The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them… • mobilization n. (Geology) The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place. |
| MONETIZATION | • monetization n. The conversion of something (especially metal) into money. • monetization n. The process of making a business activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities. • monetization n. The conversion of an economic system based mainly on barter and payment in kind into one that uses currency… |
| MORALIZATION | • moralization n. The act of moralizing. • moralization n. Moral reform. • MORALIZATION n. the act of moralizing, also MORALISATION. |
| MOTORIZATION | • motorization n. The act of motorizing something. • MOTORIZATION n. the act of motorizing, also MOTORISATION. |
| NOMADIZATION | • nomadization n. Conversion to a nomadic lifestyle. • NOMADIZATION n. the act of nomadizing, also NOMADISATION. |
| OPTIMIZATION | • optimization n. The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense. • optimization n. (Programming) The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation… • OPTIMIZATION n. the act of optimizing, also OPTIMISATION. |
| ROMANIZATION | • romanization n. Alternative letter-case form of Romanization. • Romanization n. (Usually uncountable) The act or process of putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such… • Romanization n. (Countable) An instance (a string) of text transliterated or transcribed from another alphabet into… |
| SOLMIZATIONS | • solmizations n. Plural of solmization. • SOLMIZATION n. a recital of the notes of the gamut, also SOLMISATION. |
| SOMATIZATION | • somatization n. (Medicine) The generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety. |