Vi fant 1 definisjoner av chemical action på engelsk.
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| chemical action - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | ||
| chemical process, chemical change | ||
| natural action, natural process, activity, action a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" | ||
| chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
| acylation the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound | ||
| agglutinating activity, agglutination the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining | ||
| amylolysis conversion of starch to sugar | ||
| association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" | ||
| blueing, bluing a process that makes something blue (or bluish) | ||
| calcification a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) | ||
| 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" | ||
| chelation the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds | ||
| 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" | ||
| chlorination disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound | ||
| cleavage the act of cleaving or splitting | ||
| corroding, corrosion, erosion erosion by chemical action | ||
| 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) | ||
| deamination, deaminization removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound | ||
| decalcification loss of calcium from bones or teeth | ||
| decarboxylation the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen) | ||
| de-iodination the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds | ||
| demineralisation, demineralization the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water) | ||
| desalination, desalinisation, desalinization the removal of salt (especially from sea water) | ||
| digestion learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion" | ||
| dissociation the act of removing from association | ||
| gasification the process of changing into gas; "coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal" | ||
| gassing the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas | ||
| hydrogenation a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil; "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid" | ||
| intumescence, intumescency, swelling the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||
| inversion the act of turning inside out | ||
| iodination the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds | ||
| chemical mechanism, mechanism the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" | ||
| nitrification the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) | ||
| peptisation, peptization the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution | ||
| photosynthesis synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) | ||
| polymerisation, polymerization a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound | ||
| precipitation an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise" | ||
| proteolysis the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds | ||
| pyrochemical process, pyrochemistry processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures | ||
| sequestration seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized | ||
| synaeresis, syneresis the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) | ||
| synthesis the combination of ideas into a complex whole | ||
| transamination the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another | ||
| transamination the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another | ||