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radioactiviteit

Definitions of radioactiviteit
  1. noun
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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    chromatografie, gaschromatografie
    a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency
    convectie
    (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
    bloedstolling
    the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
    aantasting, achteruitgang, neergang, teruggang, verloop
    the process of gradually becoming inferior
    distillaat, distillatie
    the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
    elektroforese
    the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
    extinctie
    the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
    filtratie
    the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
    stolling
    the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
    ionisatie
    the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
    magneetinductie
    the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
    kernreactie
    (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
    zijdecultuur, zijdeteelt
    raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
    weken
    the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
    verzachting
    the process of becoming softer
    assortiment, overleving, sortering, sortiment, verschot
    a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
    synergie, synergisme
    the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
    transductie
    the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
    golfslag, slipstream, wasbeurt
    the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
    adsorptie, sorptie
    the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
    calcificatie, calcinatie, kalkafzetting, verkalking
    a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
    katalyse
    acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction
    cariës, tandbederf, tandwolf, wolf
    soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
    kettingreactie, lawinereactie
    a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
    reactie
    (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
    convectie
    the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
    afkoeling, koeling, verfrissing, verkoeling
    the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
    bodemerosie, corrosie, erosie
    erosion by chemical action
    corruptie, omkoperij, verbastering
    decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
    afkooksel, kooknat
    (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
    bederf, decompositie, desintegratie, rot, rotting, rottingsproces, verrotting
    (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
    dehydratatie, dehydratie, drainage, drainering
    the process of extracting moisture
    ontzilting
    the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
    digestie, spijsvertering
    the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
    afslag
    (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
    plamuurwerk
    flow into something (as a container)
    vorst, vriespunt
    the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
    fusie, kernfusie, kernsmelting, melt-down, meltdown
    a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
    gasontwikkeling, gasvorming
    the process of changing into gas
    broei, verhitting, verwarming
    the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
    buil, opzwelling
    the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
    maceratie
    softening due to soaking or steeping
    osmose
    (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
    fade-out, uitstroming, uitvloeiing
    the process of flowing out
    polymerisatie
    a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
    bezinking, precipitatie, sedimentatie
    the process of forming a chemical precipitate
    proteolyse
    the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds
    dooi, dooiweer, smelten
    the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
    fermentatie, fermentatieproces, fermenteren, gisten, gisting, werken, zymose
    a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
    type of:
    proces
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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