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S: (n) chemical process, chemical change, chemical action ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
S: (n) calcification (a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts))
S: (n) ossification (the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material)
S: (n) catalysis, contact action (acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction) "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced"
S: (n) autocatalysis (catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction)
S: (n) chelation (the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds)
S: (n) chemical reaction, reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others) "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
S: (n) acid-base equilibrium, acid-base balance ((physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body) "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
S: (n) electrolysis ((chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions)
S: (n) displacement, displacement reaction ((chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound)
S: (n) double replacement reaction (a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound)
S: (n) hydrolysis (a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water)
S: (n) oxidation, oxidization, oxidisation (the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction)
S: (n) calcination (the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature)
S: (n) combustion, burning (a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light)
S: (n) deflagration (combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat)
S: (n) fire, flame, flaming (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke) "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
S: (n) blaze, blazing (a strong flame that burns brightly) "the blaze spread rapidly"
S: (n) internal combustion (the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine))
S: (n) nitrification (the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants))
S: (n) rust, rusting (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)
S: (n) light reaction (the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP)
S: (n) reduction, reducing (any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent)
S: (n) saponification (a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap))
S: (n) chlorination (the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds)
S: (n) rust, rusting (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)
S: (n) cracking (the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process))
S: (n) hydrocracking (the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst)
S: (n) hydrogenation (a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil) "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid"
S: (n) inversion (a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa)
S: (n) iodination (the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds)
S: (n) mechanism, chemical mechanism (the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction) "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
S: (n) nitrification (the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound))
S: (n) sequestration (the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions)
S: (n) syneresis, synaeresis (the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making))
S: (n) synthesis (the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds))
S: (n) chemosynthesis (synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi)
S: (n) nucleosynthesis ((astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom)
S: (n) transamination (the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another)
S: (n) transamination (the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound)
S: (n) zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment (a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)
S: (n) bottom fermentation (a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager)
S: (n) 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) "top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation"
S: (n) vinification (the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine)