Nouns denoting natural proesses

BMR
the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
 
angiogenesis
the formation of new blood vessels
 
pathogenesis
the origination and development of a disease
 
sensitization
(psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
 
ejaculation
the discharge of semen in males
 
souring
the process of becoming sour
 
synapsis
the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis
 
Wolstonian glaciation
the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time
 
heredity
the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
 
erosion
erosion by chemical action
 
bluing
a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
 
electrostatic precipitation
a process that removes suspended dust particles from a gas by applying a high voltage electrostatic charge to the particles and collecting them on charged plates
 
video digitizing
the process of capturing and converting and storing video images for use by a computer
 
accretion
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
 
cost-pull inflation
inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production
 
doubling
increase by a factor of two
 
maturation
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
 
osteolysis
lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply
 
acclimatization
adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
 
emergent evolution
the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution
 
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