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Colmation

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colmatationnounThe impermeable state of an originally porous medium, after it has been effectively clogged, usually by fine particles as a result of the process of colmation, though multiple causes might combine, such as swelling of clay or intrusion of asphalt.
pedocementationnoun(geology) The process of forming a cementation from soil by the precipitation from groundwater of a crystalline matrix.
carbonificationnoun(geology) The conversion of organic plant matter into coal over time in the absence of air.
coalificationnoun(geology) The formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally by means of peat.
colloidizationnounThe process of colloidizing.
colationnounThe act of straining or filtering.
percolationnounThe seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.
congealmentnounThe act of congealing.
corefloodingnoun(geology) The permeability of a rock to a fluid, typically to a petroleum oil
liquefactionnounThe process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas).
colliquationnounThe act of becoming liquid; melting.
opacificationnounThe action of making something opaque or cloudy.
carbonationnoun(physical chemistry) The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act or process of creating that state.
mobilizationnounThe marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.
molarizationnounThe process of molarizing.
decarbonatizationnoun(geology) Any process that removes carbonate minerals from rock.
porosificationnounThe process of making or becoming porous.
cabbelingnoun(oceanography) The process by which two masses of water with different temperatures and salinities mix to form a new water mass with a density higher than the density of either parent water mass; also, the sinking of the new water mass as the effect of its increased density.
waterloggingnounThe situation where something becomes waterlogged.
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