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reform
break up the molecules of
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polymerise, polymerize
undergo polymerization
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polymerise, polymerize
cause (a compound) to polymerize
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burst, explode
burst outward, usually with noise
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blow up, detonate, explode, set off
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
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cook
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
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break up, disperse, scatter
cause to separate
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break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
become separated into pieces or fragments
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pasteurise, pasteurize
heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms
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condense
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
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evaporate, vaporise, vaporize
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
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burn, incinerate
cause to undergo combustion
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blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix
mix together different elements
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disintegrate
break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
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decay, decompose, disintegrate
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
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inspissate, thicken
make viscous or dense
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aerify, gasify, vaporise, vaporize
turn into gas
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flux, liquefy, liquify
become liquid or fluid when heated
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solidify
become solid
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solidify
make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
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crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize
cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
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break up, dissolve, resolve
cause to go into a solution
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demulsify
break down into components
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jellify, jelly
make into jelly
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jellify
become jelly
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separate
divide into components or constituents
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break down, collapse, crumble, crumple, tumble
fall apart
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carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up
separate into parts or portions
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consolidate
make or form into a solid or hardened mass
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consolidate
form into a solid mass or whole
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break down, break up, decompose
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
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copolymerise, copolymerize
polymerize together
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fulminate
cause to explode violently and with loud noise
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crump
explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
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go off
be discharged or activated
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dynamite
blow up with dynamite
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belch, erupt, extravasate
become active and spew forth lava and rocks
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break open, burst, split
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
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puncture
be pierced or punctured
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bake
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
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brown
fry in a pan until it changes color
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coddle
cook in nearly boiling water
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souse
cook in a marinade
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micro-cook, microwave, nuke, zap
cook or heat in a microwave oven
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blanch, parboil
cook (vegetables) briefly
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overcook
cook too long
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fricassee
make a fricassee of by cooking
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stew
cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
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roast
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
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braise
cook in liquid
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fry
cook on a hot surface using fat
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grill
cook over a grill
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steam
cook something by letting steam pass over it
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pressure-cook
cook in a pressure cooker
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dialyse, dialyze
separate by dialysis
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backscatter
scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
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peptise, peptize
disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
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powder, powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
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powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize
become powder or dust
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run, unravel
become undone
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subdivide
divide into smaller and smaller pieces
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burst, bust
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
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smash
break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
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ladder, run
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
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crack, snap
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
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break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize
break or cause to break into pieces
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condense, distil, distill
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
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sublimate, sublime
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
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transpire
exude water vapor
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concrete
form into a solid mass; coalesce
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dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw
become or cause to become soft or liquid
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gauge
mix in specific proportions
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absorb
cause to become one with
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meld, melt
lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
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blend in, mix in
cause (something) to be mixed with (something else)
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accrete
grow together (of plants and organs)
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conjugate
unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
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admix
mix or blend
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alloy
make an alloy of
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fuse
become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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crumble, fall apart
break or fall apart into fragments
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digest
soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
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macerate
separate into constituents by soaking
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congeal, jell, set
become gelatinous
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crystalise, crystalize, crystallize, effloresce
assume crystalline form; become crystallized
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melt, melt down, run
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
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freeze, freeze down, freeze out
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
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dissolve
pass into a solution
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cut
dissolve by breaking down the fat of
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poach
cook in a simmering liquid
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syncretise, syncretize
become fused
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crush
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
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format, initialise, initialize
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
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card, tease
separate the fibers of
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filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain
remove by passing through a filter
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extract
separate (a metal) from an ore
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fractionate
obtain by a fractional process
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fractionate
separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
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sieve, sift, strain
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
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wash
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
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break apart, break up, crash
break violently or noisily; smash;
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disperse
separate (light) into spectral rays
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avulse
separate by avulsion
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sectionalise, sectionalize
divide into sections, especially into geographic sections
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triangulate
divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
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unitise, unitize
divide (bulk material) and process as units
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lot
divide into lots, as of land, for example
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parcel
divide into parts
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sliver, splinter
divide into slivers or splinters
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paragraph
divide into paragraphs, as of text
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canton
divide into cantons, of a country
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Balkanise, Balkanize
divide a territory into small, hostile states
