pressurization

 [presh-er-uh-zey-shuhn]  

pres·sur·i·za·tion

   [presh-er-uh-zey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the process or act of pressurizing.
2.
the state of being pressurized.
Origin:
1935–40; pressurize + -ation

Related forms
re·pres·su·ri·za·tion, noun
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Pressurization has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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World English Dictionary
pressurize or pressurise (ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz)
 
—vb
1.  to increase the pressure in (an enclosure, such as an aircraft cabin) in order to maintain approximately atmospheric pressure when the external pressure is low
2.  to increase pressure on (a fluid)
3.  to make insistent demands of (someone); coerce
 
pressurise or pressurise
 
—vb
 
pressuri'zation or pressurise
 
—n
 
pressuri'sation or pressurise
 
—n
 
'pressurizer or pressurise
 
—n
 
'pressuriser or pressurise
 
—n

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