#phase_change__phasechange__phase_transition__phasetransition__state_change__statechange__physical_change a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
supertype: natural_process__naturalproces__natural_action__naturalaction__action__activity a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
subtype: freezing__freeze the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
subtype: icing__frost the formation of frost or ice on a surface
subtype: liquefaction the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
subtype: dissolving__dissolution the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"
subtype: melt__thaw__thawing__melting the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
subtype: evaporation__vaporization__vaporisation__vapor__vapour the process of becoming a vapor
subtype: boiling the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
subtype: clouding_up__clouding the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky
subtype: smoke__smoking a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles"
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