| AZEOTROPE | • azeotrope n. (Physics) A mixture of two or more substances whose liquid and gaseous forms have the same composition… • azeotrope v. To create a mixture of this kind. • AZEOTROPE n. a chemical term for a certain type of liquid mixture. |
| DEEPFROZE | • deep-froze v. Simple past tense of deep-freeze. • DEEPFREEZE v. to freeze or keep as in a deepfreeze. |
| DOUZEPERS | • douzepers n. Plural of douzeper. • DOUZEPER n. (Spenser) one of the twelve peers of France, companions of Charlemagne in war, also DOUCEPERE. |
| OPERATIZE | • operatize v. (Transitive) To convert into operatic form. • OPERATIZE v. to turn a play etc. into an opera, also OPERATISE. |
| OVERPRIZE | • overprize v. (Transitive) To prize excessively; to overvalue. • OVERPRIZE v. to prize excessively; to overvalue. |
| PELORIZED | • pelorized adj. (Botany) Exhibiting the abnormality called pelorism. • PELORIZED adj. affected with peloria, also PELORISED. |
| PERIODIZE | • periodize v. (Transitive) To divide (history) into periods. • periodize v. (Weightlifting, sports) To split (a training program) into segments of a few weeks or months, so that… • PERIODIZE v. to divide into periods, also PERIODISE. |
| PERSONIZE | • personize v. (Archaic) To personify. • PERSONIZE v. to personify, also PERSONISE. |
| POETIZERS | • poetizers n. Plural of poetizer. • POETIZER n. one who poetises, also POETISER. |
| POSTERIZE | • posterize v. To reduce the number of colors in an image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions… • posterize v. (Basketball, slang) To score a slam dunk by leaping over another player. • POSTERIZE v. (US and Canadian slang) to humiliate (a sporting opponent) by performing a dramatic feat against them, also POSTERISE. |
| PRECONIZE | • preconize v. To proclaim in public; especially (of the Pope) to announce the appointment of a bishop. • PRECONIZE v. to proclaim; to summon publicly; (of the Pope) to proclaim and ratify the election of as bishop, also PRECONISE. |
| PREFROZEN | • prefrozen v. Past participle of prefreeze. • PREFREEZE v. to freeze beforehand. |
| PROENZYME | • proenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen. • PROENZYME n. an enzyme in an inactive form which can be activated, often by another enzyme. |
| TEMPORIZE | • temporize v. (Intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone… • temporize v. (Intransitive, by extension) To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise. • temporize v. (Transitive, dentistry) To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed. |
| ZOETROPES | • zoetropes n. Plural of zoetrope. • ZOETROPE n. (Greek) a slotted rotating cylinder producing primitive animation, also ZOOTROPE. |
| ZOOKEEPER | • zookeeper n. A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals. • zoo-keeper n. Alternative form of zookeeper. • ZOOKEEPER n. one who looks after animals in a zoo. |
| ZOOPERIES | • ZOOPERY n. experimentation on animals. |