Chemical Reactions And Processes

verb to gather or collect over time

• Over time, interest will accumulate on your savings account.
• If you keep spending without saving, debt will accumulate quickly.
• I need to stop buying so much stuff or my clutter will accumulate.
• Small acts of kindness can accumulate and make a big impact on someone's life.

adjective feeling or appearing troubled or nervous

• The speaker became agitated when the audience started talking during the presentation.
• She gets really agitated when people don't text her back right away.
• He was so agitated about losing the game that he threw his controller across the room.
• The storm clouds gathered, dark and agitated, signaling an impending downpour.

noun a flower or blossom

verb to produce flowers; to come into full beauty or health

• The flowers began to bloom in the springtime, adding color to the garden.
• I love when all the flowers start blooming, it makes everything look so pretty.
• That new cafe is really starting to bloom, everyone's talking about it.
• Her talent for art really began to bloom after she started taking classes.

verb Curing is the present participle of the verb 'cure.' It refers to the act of treating a person or animal of a disease or ailment.

• Scientists are constantly researching new methods for curing diseases.
• My grandmother swears by her home remedies for curing a cold.
• I heard that drinking ginger tea is great for curing a hangover.
• Time is the best tool for curing a broken heart.

adjective having a strong or unpleasant smell or taste as a result of being old and stale

• The smell of the rancid meat filled the room, indicating it had gone bad.
• I accidentally left the milk out and now it's rancid.
• Ew, this cheese is so rancid, I can't eat it.
• The relationship between the two friends had turned rancid after the argument.

noun the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature

• Sublimation is the process in which a solid turns directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase.
• I learned about sublimation in my chemistry class - it's pretty cool!
• Dude, that sublimation demo in science class was lit!
• His anger seemed to undergo a sublimation, turning into a calm determination instead.

verb to introduce an acetyl group into a compound, typically by chemical reaction

• Scientists often acetylate proteins in order to study their functions.
• I heard that researchers are acetylating some molecules for an experiment.
• I have no idea what acetylating even means, do you?
• Sometimes we need to acetylate our approach to problem-solving in order to see things from a different perspective.

adjective pertaining to a chemical process in which an acetyl group is added to a compound

• The protein was acetylated in order to study its function.
• They acetylated the compound to see what would happen.
• I heard they acetylated that thing to test it out.
• Her words were acetylated with kindness, making them easier to digest.

noun a chemical compound or functional group derived from an acid by removal of a hydroxyl group

• The chemists were able to acylate the compound using a specific reagent.
• I heard the scientists are going to acylate the molecule in the lab tomorrow.
• Let's acylate this thing and see what happens!
• She wanted to acylate her life with new experiences and adventures.