The action of rip, v.1 (in various literal and technical senses); tearing, stripping, sawing, clearing, etc. Occasionally concrete: something that is…

The action of dipping in, esp. in something coloured; a dyeing; the liquid in which something has been dipped, an infusion. Obsolete.

A process of sweating or being sweated; exudation, evaporation, or deposit of moisture, fermentation, partial fusion, etc., as practised in various…

The action of covering with wax; the bringing of a substance to the consistency of moist wax.

The action of scraping or shaving; (also) division by scraping or filing.

The action or process of separating a soluble substance from one that is insoluble by leaching with water; esp. the extraction of salts from wood…

The action, process, or technique of marking or scoring a material (originally wood), using a tool or instrument with a sharp point, a laser…

In various technical uses: see beat, v.1 24.

The operation of fitting a hole with a bush. Also concrete = bush, n.3 spec. an electrically insulating device.

spec. The action or process of sorting (produce) into grades according to quality. Also attributive.

Commerce. The testing of the condition of silk and other goods: see condition, v. 7 conditioning house: an establishment where this is done.

In various industrial and other processes: a stage in which material is left to stand until desired properties are attained; spec. (a) (in viscose…

Further or renewed treatment; an instance of this.

a manufacturing process using a closed or sealed chamber; esp. the lead chamber process for the manufacture of sulphuric acid.

The action of setting up or fixing in position for service or use (machinery, apparatus, or the like); a mechanical apparatus set up or put in…

(in the senses of the verb).

the curing or hardening of a material by treatment with steam.

a particle-size analysis of a powdered or granular material made by passing it through sieves of increasing fineness.

In leather manufacture: the action of mull, v.6