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connection, connexion, joining
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
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break, breakage, breaking
the act of breaking something
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burst, explosion
the act of exploding or bursting
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burning, combustion
the act of burning something
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combination, combining, compounding
the act of combining things to form a new whole
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opening
becoming open or being made open
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separation
the act of dividing or disconnecting
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transformation, translation
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
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transformation
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
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filling
the act of filling something
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hardening
the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
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damage, harm, hurt, scathe
the act of damaging something or someone
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hit
a connection made via the internet to another website
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interconnection
(computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.)
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intersection
the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
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approximation, bringing close together
the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
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concatenation
the act of linking together as in a series or chain
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convergence, convergency, converging
the act of converging (coming closer)
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coming upon, encounter
a casual meeting with a person or thing
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articulation
the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
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adjunction, junction
an act of joining or adjoining things
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attachment, fastening
the act of fastening things together
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rupture
the act of making a sudden noisy break
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shattering, smashing
the act of breaking something into small pieces
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crack, cracking, fracture
the act of cracking something
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chip, chipping, splintering
the act of chipping something
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detonation
the act of detonating an explosive
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fulmination
the act of exploding with noise and violence
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arson, fire-raising, incendiarism
malicious burning to destroy property
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firing, ignition, inflammation, kindling, lighting
the act of setting something on fire
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incineration
the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
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affixation, attachment
the act of attaching or affixing something
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confusion
an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
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admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing, mixture
the act of mixing together
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fusion
the act of fusing (or melting) together
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blend, blending
the act of blending components together thoroughly
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interspersal, interspersion
the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things
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temperance
the act of tempering
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conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting
the act of making or becoming a single unit
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avulsion
a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
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dissociation
the act of removing from association
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secession, withdrawal
formal separation from an alliance or federation
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disunion
the termination or destruction of union
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disconnection, disjunction
the act of breaking a connection
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division
the act or process of dividing
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cut, cutting
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
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detachment, disengagement
the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
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tear
the act of tearing
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remotion, removal
the act of removing
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division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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permutation
complete change in character or condition
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alteration, revision
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
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transfiguration
the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify
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transmogrification
the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one)
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metamorphosis
a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft
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saturation
the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid
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annealing, tempering
hardening something by heat treatment
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impairment
damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
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defacement, disfiguration, disfigurement
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
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wound, wounding
the act of inflicting a wound
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burn
damage inflicted by fire
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defloration
an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
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divergence, divergency
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
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withdrawal
the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
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consolidation, integration
the act of combining into an integral whole
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flood, flowage
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
