- caponization
- ca·pon·i·za·tion
English syllables. 2014.
caponization
Look at other dictionaries:
caponization — (Amer.) n. castration of male fowl; converting a rooster into a capon (also caponisation) … English contemporary dictionary
caponization — ca·pon·iza·tion or Brit ca·pon·isa·tion .kā pə nə zā shən n castration esp. of a fowl ca·pon·ize or Brit ca·pon·ise kā pə .nīz, .pän .īz vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing … Medical dictionary
caponization — ˌkāpənə̇ˈzāshən, ˌnīˈz noun ( s) : castration especially of a fowl … Useful english dictionary
caponize — caponization, n. caponizer, n. /kay peuh nuyz /, v.t., caponized, caponizing. to castrate (a fowl). Also, esp. Brit., caponise. [1645 55; CAPON + IZE] * * * … Universalium
Rooster — Cockadoodledoo and Cocka doodle doo redirect here. For the nursery rhyme, see Cock a doodle doo. For other uses, see Rooster (disambiguation). A rooster, showing wattles, earlobes and comb … Wikipedia
diethylstilbestrol — /duy eth euhl stil bes trawl, trol/, n. Pharm. a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C18H20O2, used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the… … Universalium
caponisation — (Brit.) n. castration of male fowl; converting a rooster into a capon (also caponization) … English contemporary dictionary
emasculation — n 1. castration, asexualization, alteration, demasculinization, effeminization; unmanning, eunuchizing, (of fowl) caponization, (of horses) gelding, Inf. fixing, Inf. cutting; maiming, crippling, mutilation. 2. weakening, softening, debilitation; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
