Nouns denoting natural proesses
- demineralization
- the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
- calcification
- a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
- hemimetabolism
- incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
- parthenogenesis
- human conception without fertilization by a man
- macroevolution
- evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
- incontinency
- involuntary urination or defecation
- deossification
- the loss of the mineral content of bone tissue
- active birth
- childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant
- desalination
- the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
- glycolysis
- a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP
- rooting
- the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
- leptotene
- the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
- putrefaction
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- fissiparity
- reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish
- anovulation
- the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary
- overflow incontinence
- urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
- flare
- a sudden burst of flame
- amitosis
- the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes
- pyrochemistry
- processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures
- bodily process
- an organic process that takes place in the body
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