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• acylation go
  the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
  
• agglutination, agglutinating activity go
  the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution
  
• amylolysis go
  conversion of starch to sugar
  
• association go
  (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
  
• bluing, blueing go
  a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
  
• calcification go
  a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
  
• catalysis, contact action go
  acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction
  
• chelation go
  the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds
  
• reaction, chemical reaction go
  (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
  
• chlorination go
  the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds
  
• cleavage go
  the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
  
• corrosion, corroding, erosion go
  erosion by chemical action
  
• cracking go
  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 go
  removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
  
• decalcification go
  loss of calcium from bones or teeth
  
• decarboxylation go
  the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
  
• de-iodination go
  the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
  
• demineralization, demineralisation go
  the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
  
• desalination, desalinization, desalinisation go
  the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
  
• digestion go
  the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
  
• dissociation go
  (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
  
• gasification go
  the process of changing into gas
  
• gassing go
  the process of interacting with gas
  
• hydrogenation go
  a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil
  
• intumescence, intumescency, swelling go
  the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
  
• inversion go
  a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
  
• iodination go
  the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds
  
• mechanism, chemical mechanism go
  the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
  
• nitrification go
  the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound)
  
• peptization, peptisation go
  the process of converting to a sol
  
• photosynthesis go
  synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
  
• polymerization, polymerisation go
  a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
  
• precipitation go
  the process of forming a chemical precipitate
  
• proteolysis go
  the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds
  
• pyrochemical process, pyrochemistry go
  processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures
  
• sequestration go
  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
  
• syneresis, synaeresis go
  the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
  
• synthesis go
  the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
  
• transamination go
  the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another
  
• transamination go
  the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound
  
• zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment go
  a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances