Nouns denoting natural proesses
- anamorphism
- metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals
- soaking up
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- infructescence
- the fruiting stage of the inflorescence
- geological process
- (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
- humification
- the process of the formation of humus from plant remains
- photoelectric emission
- the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level
- cost-pull inflation
- inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production
- mechanism
- the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
- developing
- processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
- cultivation
- the process of fostering the growth of something
- libration
- (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite
- thermocoagulation
- congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current)
- corruption
- decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
- flare
- a sudden burst of flame
- alluvion
- gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
- antisepsis
- the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
- catabiosis
- normal aging of cells
- malabsorption
- abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
- softening
- the process of becoming softer
- extraction
- the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
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