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Decrepitation

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autoclasisnoun(pathology) destruction of tissue due to internal (or immunological) processes
recrystallizationnoun(chemistry) A technique for the purification of chemical compounds in which the compound is dissolved in a solvent and slowly cooled to form crystals.
brecciationnoun(geology) The formation of breccia, such as by external shock.
cleavagenounThe hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
metamictizationnounA natural process in which the radiation emitted by a mineral gradually destroys the mineral's crystal structure, leaving it amorphous.
crystallogenesisnoun(geology) The formation of crystalline minerals.
schillerizationnoun(mineralogy) The act or process of producing a schiller effect in a mineral mass.
demineralizationnoun(pathology) The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.
partingnounA farewell, the act of departing politely.
metamictnoun(mineralogy) A mineral with a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage.
scorificationnounThe reduction of an ore to scoria, especially as a means of refining or assay.
pyritizationnoun(geology) The hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite.
fractoluminescencenounThe emission of light from fractured crystals; a form of triboluminescence.
clinknoun(onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
minerogenesisnoun(geology) The formation of minerals.
damouritizationnoun(mineralogy) Conversion into damourite.
carbonationnoun(physical chemistry) The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act or process of creating that state.
restitenoun(geology) The mineral material left when rocks are heated so much that granite is formed.
calcificationnounThe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in the calcareous degeneration of tissue.
chertificationnoun(mineralogy) Conversion into chert.

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