- caponette
- ca·pon·ette
English syllables. 2014.
caponette
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caponette — /kay peuh net /, n. a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone. Also called capette. [CAPON + ETTE] * * * … Universalium
caponette — … Useful english dictionary
capette — (ˈ)kā|pet noun ( s) Etymology: capon + ette : caponette * * * /kay pet /, n. caponette. [CAP(ON) + ETTE] … Useful english dictionary
capette — /kay pet /, n. caponette. [CAP(ON) + ETTE] * * * … Universalium
hormonize — ˈhȯ(r)ˌmōˌnīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: hormone + ize : to treat with a hormone; specifically : to castrate chemically compare caponette … Useful english dictionary
caponet — noun see caponette … Useful english dictionary
ca´pon|i|za´tion — 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
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
