Stabilizer, stabiliser, stabilisation or stabilization may refer to:

Chemistry and food processing

* Stabilizer (chemistry), a substance added to prevent unwanted change in state of another substance ** Polymer stabilizers are stabilizers used specifically is plastic or other polymers * Stabilizer (food), a type of food additive *

Wood stabilization Wood Stabilization is a series of processes which use pressure and/or vacuum to impregnate wood cellular structure with certain monomers, acrylics, phenolics or other resins to improve dimensional stability and/or material properties. When exp ...

, a wood preservation process to prevent distortion caused by moisture * Clarification and stabilization of wine

Mathematics

Stabilization (category theory) Stabilizer, stabiliser, stabilisation or stabilization may refer to: Chemistry and food processing * Stabilizer (chemistry), a substance added to prevent unwanted change in state of another substance ** Polymer stabilizers are stabilizers use ...

Stabilizer subgroup In mathematics, a group action on a space is a group homomorphism of a given group into the group of transformations of the space. Similarly, a group action on a mathematical structure is a group homomorphism of a group into the automorphism ...

Technology

Stabilizer (aircraft) An aircraft stabilizer is an aerodynamic surface, typically including one or more movable control surfaces, that provides longitudinal (pitch) and/or directional (yaw) stability and control. A stabilizer can feature a fixed or adjustable struct ...

, surfaces to help keep aircraft under control. Includes: ** Vertical stabilizer of airplanes ** Tailplane or horizontal stabilizer *

Stabilizer (ship) Ship stabilizers (or stabilisers) are fins or rotors mounted beneath the waterline and emerging laterally from the hull to reduce a ship's roll due to wind or waves. ''Active fins'' are controlled by a gyroscopic control system. When the gyro ...

, fins on ships to counteract roll * Stabiliser, another name for bicycle