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iarovize

[ yahr-uh-vahyz ]
/ ˈyɑr əˌvaɪz /

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

jarovize.

Words nearby iarovize

iambus, ian, iap, iapetus, iapigia, iarovize, iaru, ias, iat, iata, iatric
Also especially British, iar·o·vise.

OTHER WORDS FROM iarovize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM jarovize

jar·o·vi·za·tion, noun
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