ACCULTURATION | • acculturation n. A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one. • acculturation n. A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth. • ACCULTURATION n. the assimilation, through continuous contact, of features (such as customs, beliefs, etc.) of another culture. |
DENATURATION | • denaturation n. The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink. • denaturation n. (Biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused… • DENATURATION n. the act of denaturing. |
DESATURATION | • desaturation n. (Chemistry) the conversion of a saturated compound to an unsaturated one by removing hydrogen or other… • desaturation n. (Medicine) a decrease in the level of oxygen saturation in a patient’s haemoglobin. • DESATURATION n. the inverse of saturation, the degree to which a colour departs from white and approaches a pure spectral wavelength. |
ENCULTURATION | • enculturation n. The process by which an individual adopts the behaviour patterns of the culture in which they are immersed. • ENCULTURATION n. the process by which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and assimilates its practices and values. |
MATURATION | • maturation n. The process of becoming mature. • maturation n. (Biology) The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism. • maturation n. (Medicine) The process of maturating, or suppurating fully. |
OBTURATION | • obturation n. The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening. • obturation n. (Firearms) The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge… • OBTURATION n. an obstruction. |
OVERSATURATION | • oversaturation n. Supersaturation. • OVERSATURATION n. excessive saturation. |
PUNCTURATION | • puncturation n. The act or process of puncturing. • puncturation n. A puncture mark. • PUNCTURATION n. being marked with punctures. |
RENATURATION | • renaturation n. (Biochemistry) The reconstruction of the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation. • RENATURATION n. the act of renaturing. |
SATURATION | • saturation n. The act of saturating or the process of being saturated. • saturation n. (Physics) The condition in which, after a sufficient increase in a causal force, no further increase… • saturation n. (Chemistry) The state of a saturated solution. |
STRUCTURATION | • structuration n. (Sociology) A theory proposed by Anthony Giddens in an attempt to reconcile theoretical dichotomies… • STRUCTURATION n. the interrelation of parts in an organized whole. |
SUBSATURATION | • subsaturation n. The condition of being subsaturated. • SUBSATURATION n. a state of incomplete saturation. |
SUPERSATURATION | • supersaturation n. (Physics) The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible. • supersaturation n. (Physics) the condition of a vapour having a higher saturation vapour pressure than is normally possible. • supersaturation n. (Physiology) The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms… |
SUTURATION | • suturation n. The creation of a suture; a stitching together. • SUTURATION n. the act of applying sutures. |
TRITURATION | • trituration n. The act of triturating; grinding to a fine powder. • trituration n. Something triturated, especially dental amalgam. • TRITURATION n. the act of triturating. |
UNSATURATION | • unsaturation n. (Chemistry) The degree or condition of being unsaturated. • UNSATURATION n. absence of saturation. |