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noun
A change affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical composition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: phase change, phase transition, state change
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
Narrower terms: freeze, freezing, liquefaction, thaw, melt, thawing, melting, vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation
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