Definition of change

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Change (v. i.) To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night..

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Exchange :: Exchange (n.) To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a neighbor; to exchange houses or hats..
Indicator :: Indicator (n.) That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis..
Polymerize :: Polymerize (v. i.) To change into another substance having the same atomic proportions, but a higher molecular weight; to undergo polymerization; thus, aldehyde polymerizes in forming paraldehyde..
Proteus :: Proteus (n.) A changeable protozoan; an amoeba.
Conversation :: Conversation (n.) Colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and observations; informal dialogue.
Etymology :: Etymology (n.) That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.
Bring :: Bring (v. t.) To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?.
Interchange :: Interchange (v. i.) To make an interchange; to alternate.
Fossilize :: Fossilize (v. i.) To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress..
Metathesis :: Metathesis (n.) The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt..
Archangel :: Archangel (n.) A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.)..
Commute :: Commute (v. t.) To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares..
Clearing :: Clearing (n.) A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts..
Turn :: Turn (n.) Change of direction, course, or tendency; different order, position, or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude; as, the turn of the tide..
Zymogen :: Zymogen (n.) A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a ferment..
Coagulation :: Coagulation (n.) The change from a liquid to a thickened, curdlike, insoluble state, not by evaporation, but by some kind of chemical reaction; as, the spontaneous coagulation of freshly drawn blood; the coagulation of milk by rennet, or acid, and the coagulation of egg albumin by heat. Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body into an insoluble modification..
Change :: Change (v. t.) To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention..
Angelica :: Angelica (n.) An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic..
Dextrin :: Dextrin (n.) A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; -- called also British gum, Alsace gum, gommelin, leiocome, etc. See Achroodextrin, and Ery
Skittish :: Skittish (v. t.) Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle.
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