About four years ago there was a “flurry” of concern about hormone injections used to caponize male chickens (Wall Street Journal).
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pre|pon´der|a´tion — pre|pon|der|ate «pree PON duh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –intransitive verb. 1. to be greater than something else in weight, power, force, influence, number, or amount: »The good in this state of existence preponderates over the bad (Dickens). 2 … Useful english dictionary
Nip|pon|i|za|tion — «nih PON uh ZAY shuhn, NIHP on », noun. = Japanization … Useful english dictionary
pon — an·thro·pon·y·my; ar·a·pon·ga; ca·pon·ette; ca·pon·i·za·tion; ca·pon·ize; ca·pon·iz·er; car·dio·car·pon; cha·pon; chu·pon; cin·cho·loi·pon; cis·pon·tine; cou·pon; cou·pon·less; cram·pon; cram·pon·née; cre·pon; crou·pon; dip·lo·car·pon;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
pon|tif|i|ca|tion — «pon TIHF uh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of pontificating: »[A] study of a question that has recently been a subject for much pontification but very little analysis (Economist). 2. something said or written in a pompous manner … Useful english dictionary
pre|pon´der|at´ing|ly — pre|pon|der|ate «pree PON duh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –intransitive verb. 1. to be greater than something else in weight, power, force, influence, number, or amount: »The good in this state of existence preponderates over the bad (Dickens). 2 … Useful english dictionary
pre|pon|der|ate — «pree PON duh rayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –intransitive verb. 1. to be greater than something else in weight, power, force, influence, number, or amount: »The good in this state of existence preponderates over the bad (Dickens). 2. Figurative. to … Useful english dictionary
ca|pon|ize — «KAY puh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make (a young male chicken) into a capon or caponette: »About four years ago there was a “flurry” of concern about hormone injections used to caponize male chickens (Wall Street Journal). ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
sa|pon|i|fi|ca|tion — «suh PON uh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of saponifying: »The process for making a Fortisan rayon yarn from an acetate base (called saponification by the chemists) was perfected by Celanese researchers back in 1937 (Wall Street… … Useful english dictionary
ponderation — pon·der·a·tion … English syllables
