Nouns denoting natural proesses
- hematolysis
- lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
- impregnation
- the process of totally saturating something with a substance
- top fermentation
- a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale
- 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
- 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
- symphysis
- a growing together of parts or structures
- steel production
- making steel from pig iron
- Westernization
- assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
- concurrent operation
- two or more operations performed at the same time (or within a give interval)
- metamorphosis
- the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
- relaxation behavior
- (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
- extravasation
- the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine
- defecation
- the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
- biological process
- a process occurring in living organisms
- glycogenesis
- the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
- digestion
- the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- abscission
- shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
- drop-off
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- souring
- the process of becoming sour
- reflation
- inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state
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