| bowdlerization | (n) written material that has been bowdlerized, Syn. bowdlerisation |
| bowdlerization | (n) the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent, Syn. bowdlerisation |
| catheterization | (n) the operation of introducing a catheter into the body, Syn. catheterisation |
| cautery | (n) the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing, Syn. cauterization, cauterisation |
| characterization | (n) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features, Syn. characterisation, Example: the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd |
| grind | (n) the act of grinding to a powder or dust, Syn. mill, pulverisation, pulverization |
| isomerization | (n) the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself, Syn. isomerisation |
| pauperization | (n) the act of making someone poor, Syn. pauperisation, impoverishment |
| polymerization | (n) a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound, Syn. polymerisation |
| powder | (n) a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized, Syn. pulverisation, pulverization |
| pulverization | (n) annihilation by pulverizing something, Syn. pulverisation |
| tenderization | (n) the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it, Syn. tenderisation |
| word picture | (n) a graphic or vivid verbal description, Syn. characterisation, characterization, depiction, delineation, word-painting, picture, Example: too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures; the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland; the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters |
| 粉砕 | [ふんさい, funsai] (n, vs) pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing; (P) #18,784 [Add to Longdo] |
| えり蚕 | [えりさん;エリサン, erisan ; erisan] (n) (uk) eri silkmoth (Samia cynthia ricini); eri silkworm [Add to Longdo] |
| コンテナリゼーション | [kontenarize-shon] (n) containerization; containerisation [Add to Longdo] |
| コンピュータリゼーション | [konpyu-tarize-shon] (n) { comp } computerization; computerisation [Add to Longdo] |
| コンピュータ化 | [コンピュータか, konpyu-ta ka] (n, vs) { comp } computerization; computerisation [Add to Longdo] |
| ベリサイン | [berisain] (n) { comp } Verisign [Add to Longdo] |
| ベンダリゼーション | [bendarize-shon] (n) venderization; venderisation [Add to Longdo] |
| 異性化 | [いせいか, iseika] (n, vs) isomerization; isomerisation [Add to Longdo] |
| 襟細胞 | [えりさいぼう, erisaibou] (n) choanocyte; collar cell [Add to Longdo] |
| 襟先;衿先 | [えりさき, erisaki] (n) collar points [Add to Longdo] |
| 重合 | [じゅうごう, juugou] (n, vs) polymerization; polymerisation [Add to Longdo] |
| 情報化 | [じょうほうか, jouhouka] (n, vs) { comp } computerization; computerisation [Add to Longdo] |
| 返り三役 | [かえりさんやく, kaerisanyaku] (n) former san'yaku-ranked sumo wrestler returning to that rank [Add to Longdo] |
