| ARMOZEENS | • armozeens n. Plural of armozeen. • ARMOZEEN n. (French) a thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical gowns, also ARMOZINE. |
| ARMOZINES | • armozines n. Plural of armozine. • ARMOZINE n. (French) a thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical gowns, also ARMOZEEN. |
| BROMIZING | • bromizing v. Present participle of bromize. • BROMIZE v. to treat with bromine, also BROMISE. |
| CHERNOZEM | • chernozem n. A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of… • CHERNOZEM n. (Russian) a very fertile soil of subhumid steppe, also TSCHERNOSEM. |
| HARMONIZE | • harmonize v. (Intransitive) To be in harmonious agreement. • harmonize v. (Intransitive, music) To play or sing in harmony. • harmonize v. (Transitive, music) To provide parts to. |
| MATRONIZE | • matronize v. (Transitive) To make a matron of; to make matron-like. • matronize v. (Transitive) To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone. • matronize v. (Transitive, sometimes derogatory) To criticize from a feminist perspective. |
| MEZEREONS | • mezereons n. Plural of mezereon. • MEZEREON n. (Arabic) an early-flowering woodland shrub with fragrant purplish or rose-coloured flowers, also MEZEREUM. |
| MICRONIZE | • micronize v. (US) Alternative spelling of micronise. • MICRONIZE v. to reduce to a few microns in diameter, also MICRONISE. |
| MODERNIZE | • modernize v. (Transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding… • modernize v. (Intransitive) To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways. • MODERNIZE v. to make modern, also MODERNISE. |
| NORMALIZE | • normalize v. (Transitive) To make normal, to make standard. • normalize v. (Transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent. • normalize v. (Statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects. |
| 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. |
| RANDOMIZE | • randomize v. US and Oxford standard spelling of randomise. • RANDOMIZE v. to make random, also RANDOMISE. |
| ROMANIZED | • romanized v. Simple past tense and past participle of romanize. • romanized adj. Written in the Latin alphabet. • Romanized v. Simple past tense and past participle of Romanize. |
| ROMANIZES | • romanizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of romanize. • Romanizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Romanize. • ROMANIZE v. to write in the Roman alphabet, also ROMANISE. |
| SERMONIZE | • sermonize v. (Intransitive) To speak in the manner of a sermon; to preach; to propagate one’s morality or opinions with speech. • sermonize v. (Transitive) To preach a sermon to (somebody); to give (somebody) instruction or admonishment on the… • sermonize v. (Transitive) To say in the manner of a sermon or lecture. |
| SMORZANDO | • smorzando adv. (Music) Fading away. • SMORZANDO adv. (Italian) with a gradual fading away, growing slower and softer, also SMORZATO. |
| STRAMAZON | • stramazon n. Alternative form of stramazoun. • STRAMAZON n. (obsolete) a downward cut in fencing, also ESTRAMAZONE, STRAMACON. |
| WOMANIZER | • womanizer n. A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women. • WOMANIZER n. one who engages in casual sexual encounters with women, also WOMANISER. |
| ZIRCONIUM | • zirconium n. A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition… • ZIRCONIUM n. a rare element of the carbon-silicon group. |