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Meaning of "sclerotize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCLEROTIZE

sclerotize  [ˈsklɛrəˌtaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCLEROTIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sclerotize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sclerotize in English.

WHAT DOES SCLEROTIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sclerotize in the English dictionary

The definition of sclerotize in the dictionary is to harden and darken.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCLEROTIZE

PRESENT

Present
I sclerotize
you sclerotize
he/she/it sclerotizes
we sclerotize
you sclerotize
they sclerotize
Present continuous
I am sclerotizing
you are sclerotizing
he/she/it is sclerotizing
we are sclerotizing
you are sclerotizing
they are sclerotizing
Present perfect
I have sclerotized
you have sclerotized
he/she/it has sclerotized
we have sclerotized
you have sclerotized
they have sclerotized
Present perfect continuous
I have been sclerotizing
you have been sclerotizing
he/she/it has been sclerotizing
we have been sclerotizing
you have been sclerotizing
they have been sclerotizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sclerotized
you sclerotized
he/she/it sclerotized
we sclerotized
you sclerotized
they sclerotized
Past continuous
I was sclerotizing
you were sclerotizing
he/she/it was sclerotizing
we were sclerotizing
you were sclerotizing
they were sclerotizing
Past perfect
I had sclerotized
you had sclerotized
he/she/it had sclerotized
we had sclerotized
you had sclerotized
they had sclerotized
Past perfect continuous
I had been sclerotizing
you had been sclerotizing
he/she/it had been sclerotizing
we had been sclerotizing
you had been sclerotizing
they had been sclerotizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sclerotize
you will sclerotize
he/she/it will sclerotize
we will sclerotize
you will sclerotize
they will sclerotize
Future continuous
I will be sclerotizing
you will be sclerotizing
he/she/it will be sclerotizing
we will be sclerotizing
you will be sclerotizing
they will be sclerotizing
Future perfect
I will have sclerotized
you will have sclerotized
he/she/it will have sclerotized
we will have sclerotized
you will have sclerotized
they will have sclerotized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sclerotizing
you will have been sclerotizing
he/she/it will have been sclerotizing
we will have been sclerotizing
you will have been sclerotizing
they will have been sclerotizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sclerotize
you would sclerotize
he/she/it would sclerotize
we would sclerotize
you would sclerotize
they would sclerotize
Conditional continuous
I would be sclerotizing
you would be sclerotizing
he/she/it would be sclerotizing
we would be sclerotizing
you would be sclerotizing
they would be sclerotizing
Conditional perfect
I would have sclerotize
you would have sclerotize
he/she/it would have sclerotize
we would have sclerotize
you would have sclerotize
they would have sclerotize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sclerotizing
you would have been sclerotizing
he/she/it would have been sclerotizing
we would have been sclerotizing
you would have been sclerotizing
they would have been sclerotizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sclerotize
we let´s sclerotize
you sclerotize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sclerotize
Past participle
sclerotized
Present Participle
sclerotizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCLEROTIZE


advertise
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
advertize
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
alphabetize
ˈælfəbəˌtaɪz
automatise
ɔːˈtɒməˌtaɪz
automatize
ɔːˈtɒməˌtaɪz
bureaucratise
bjʊəˈrɒkrəˌtaɪz
bureaucratize
bjʊəˈrɒkrəˌtaɪz
climatise
ˈklaɪməˌtaɪz
democratize
dɪˈmɒkrəˌtaɪz
dramatize
ˈdræməˌtaɪz
erotize
ˈɛrəˌtaɪz
hypnotize
ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪz
lemmatize
ˈlɛməˌtaɪz
necrotize
ˈnɛkrəˌtaɪz
operatise
ˈɒpərəˌtaɪz
operatize
ˈɒpərəˌtaɪz
sclerotise
ˈsklɛrəˌtaɪz
stigmatize
ˈstɪɡməˌtaɪz
systematize
ˈsɪstɪməˌtaɪz
traumatize
ˈtrɔːməˌtaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCLEROTIZE

scleroprotein
sclerosal
sclerose
sclerosed
scleroses
sclerosis
sclerotal
sclerotia
sclerotial
sclerotic
sclerotin
sclerotioid
sclerotisation
sclerotise
sclerotitis
sclerotium
sclerotization
sclerotomies
sclerotomy
sclerous

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCLEROTIZE

acclimatize
amortize
anesthetize
azotize
baptize
concretize
dehypnotize
desensitize
diazotize
digitize
egotize
ergotize
expertize
magnetize
monetize
prioritize
rehypnotize
robotize
sanitize
sensitize

Synonyms and antonyms of sclerotize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sclerotize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCLEROTIZE

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The translations of sclerotize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sclerotize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sclerotize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sclerotize
570 millions of speakers

English

sclerotize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sclerotize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sclerotize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sclerotize
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sclerotize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sclerotize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sclerotize
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sclerotize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sclerotize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sclerotize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sclerotize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sclerotize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sclerotize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sclerotize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्लेरोटिझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sclerotize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sclerotize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sclerotize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sclerotize
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sclerotize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sclerotize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sclerotize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sclerotize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sclerotize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sclerotize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCLEROTIZE»

The term «sclerotize» is barely ever used and occupies the 208.002 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCLEROTIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sclerotize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sclerotize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sclerotize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCLEROTIZE»

Discover the use of sclerotize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sclerotize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology: Journal Canadien ...
2, left). Sometimes part of the proximal ventral portion of the elytron may fail to sclerotize. In other cases the proximal end is very narrow and the pro- thoracic wing may break off at the base during eclosion leaving a circular hole which fails to ...
‎1967
2
A revision of the genus Arenivaga (Rehn) (Blattodea, ...
Heidi Hopkins. central sclerite d genital hook. Arrow(s) indicate diagnostic characters (see text). Figure 110. A. mortisvallisensis, distribution. flat with ventrally bent rim slightly more sclerotize and densely. Figure 109. A. mortisvallisensis ...
Heidi Hopkins, 2014
3
Illustrated Dictionary of Entomology
Sclerotize: Hardening of the body cuticle. Sclerotized: Hardened by the presence of sclerotin. Scolex: Head of a tapeworm e.g., Taenia sp. (Gr. skelax = worm). Scoli: Tubercules in the form of spiny projections on the body of some insect larvae ...
Paras Nath, 2007
4
Mosquitoes and Their Control
Immediately following oviposition, the eggs are soft and white, but they sclerotize and darken within 1–2 h. Anophelines lay single eggs while standing on the water surface or hovering above it. The eggs of this subfamily are adapted for ...
Norbert Becker, Dusan Petric, Marija Zgomba, 2010
5
Biochemistry of Insects
... sclerotized cuticle are different from those of exocuticle underlain by meso- and endocuticle (Hepburn, 1976), but if endocuticle beneath a sclerite has a significant function, how can many adult insects afford to sclerotize the entire thickness?
Morris Rockstein, 2012
6
A Monograph of the Marine Triclads
It is here proposed that the tendency to sclerotize the penis papilla, or part thereof , forms an underlying synapomorphy for the Cercyridae (character 6). This trait is expressed in Stummeria marginata (tip of penis papilla sclerotized), Puiteca ...
R. Sluys, 1989
7
Cell Biology of Physarum and Didymium V1: Organisms, ...
In some cases, plasmodia are distinguishable on the basis of the relative coarseness of their veins, their different shades of wild-type brown, the speed at which they migrate over solid surfaces, the readiness with which they sclerotize, and ...
Henery Aldrich, 1982
8
Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight
The presence or absence of DDC activity is therefore correlated with the decision of tissues to be either yellow or black and, respectively, to sclerotize early or late. This correlation is demonstrated by the lack of scale sclerotiza- tion observed in ...
Carol L. Boggs, Ward B. Watt, Paul R. Ehrlich, 2003
9
Advances in Insect physiology APL
The results of the experiments described above suggest that water entering the gill lumen triggers the epidermal cells further to sclerotize the cuticle. When the process of expansion is not interfered with, mounting turgor pressure quickly ...
J. W. L. Beament, J. E. Treherne, Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth, 1968
10
Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
The white pupa mutant of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, does not sclerotize its puparium, but normal larval and adult cuticles are produced. The concentrations of the various catecholamines are very low in the mutant puparial  ...
Lawrence Irwin Gilbert, 2012

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCLEROTIZE»

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Wheat stem sawfly emerging as pest in South Dakota
Larvae are light in color without easily discernable markings and have chewing mouthparts that sclerotize shortly after hatching. They assume a characteristic 'S' ... «Tri-State Neighbor, Jul 14»

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