Nouns denoting natural proesses
- desalinisation
- the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
- ionisation
- the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
- broadening
- an increase in width
- aldol reaction
- a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol
- transpiration
- the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
- anaglyphy
- the process of producing pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed and viewed through spectacles with one red and one green lens
- ebbing
- a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
- epilation
- loss of hair; the result of removing hair
- bowel movement
- a euphemism for defecation
- beta decay
- radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle
- Haber-Bosch process
- an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the presence of an iron catalyst
- recovery
- gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
- calving
- giving birth to a calf
- defense mechanism
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- anamorphosis
- the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
- anisogamy
- (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)
- reduction division
- (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
- amelogenesis
- the developmental process of forming tooth enamel
- urination
- the discharge of urine
- teratogenesis
- the development of defects in an embryo
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