Nouns Containing UCTION
Here's the list of all the 95 Nouns Containing UCTION in the English Language.
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production | 1. the act or process of producing something 2. a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television More Definitions → |
construction | 1. the act of constructing something 2. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit More Definitions → |
introduction | 1. the act of beginning something new 2. the first section of a communication More Definitions → |
instructions | 1. a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it More Definitions → |
auction | 1. a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge 2. the public sale of something to the highest bidder More Definitions → |
reduction | 1. the act of decreasing or reducing something 2. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent More Definitions → |
instruction | 1. a message describing how something is to be done 2. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill More Definitions → |
reproduction | 1. the process of generating offspring 2. recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall More Definitions → |
destruction | 1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 2. an event that completely destroys something More Definitions → |
reconstruction | 1. the activity of constructing something again 2. an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence More Definitions → |
induction | 1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office 2. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current More Definitions → |
deduction | 1. a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket 2. an amount or percentage deducted More Definitions → |
liposuction | 1. lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction More Definitions → |
suction | 1. a force over an area produced by a pressure difference 2. the act of sucking More Definitions → |
obstruction | 1. any structure that makes progress difficult 2. the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction More Definitions → |
seduction | 1. enticing someone astray from right behavior 2. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone More Definitions → |
transduction | 1. (genetics) the process of transferring genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage 2. the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form More Definitions → |
abduction | 1. the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife 2. (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body More Definitions → |
conduction | 1. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound More Definitions → |
auctioneer | 1. an agent who conducts an auction More Definitions → |
deconstruction | 1. a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning More Definitions → |
reintroduction | 1. an act of renewed introduction More Definitions → |
subduction | 1. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate More Definitions → |
overproduction | 1. too much production or more than expected More Definitions → |
reductionism | 1. a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components 2. the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents More Definitions → |
reductionist | More Definitions → |
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