iarovize

[ yahr-uh-vahyz ]

/ ˈyɑr əˌvaɪz /

verb (used with object), iar·o·vized, iar·o·viz·ing.

Nearby words

iambus, ian, iap, iapetus, iapigia, iarovize, iaru, ias, iat, iata, iatric

Also especially British, iar·o·vise.

Related forms

iar·o·vi·za·tion, noun

Definition for iarovize (2 of 2)

jarovize

or iar·o·vize, yar·o·vize

[ yahr-uh-vahyz ]

/ ˈyɑr əˌvaɪz /

verb (used with object), jar·o·vized, jar·o·viz·ing.

to vernalize.

Also especially British, jar·o·vise.

Origin of jarovize

back formation from jarovization < Russian yarovizátsiya, equivalent to yarov(óĭ) spring (of crops) + -atsiya ≪ Latin -ātiō -ation

Related forms

jar·o·vi·za·tion, noun

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