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juvenilization

juvenilization noun: the act or process of juvenilizing.

Noun

juvenilization (usually uncountable, plural juvenilizations)

  1. (usually) The act or process of juvenilizing.
  2. (usually) The retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles.
    Synonyms:
    neoteny

Synonyms of juvenilization

Forms of juvenilization

pluraljuvenilizations

Origin of juvenilization

From juvenile + -ization.

Questions about juvenilization

What does juvenilization mean?
Juvenilization means the act or process of juvenilizing.
What part of speech is juvenilization?
Juvenilization is a noun.
What is the plural of juvenilization?
The plural of juvenilization is juvenilizations.

Words near juvenilization in the dictionary

  1. juvenilising
  2. juvenilism
  3. juvenilisms
  4. juvenilities
  5. juvenility
  6. juvenilization
  7. juvenilizations
  8. juvenilize
  9. juvenilized
  10. juvenilizes
  11. juvenilizing

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