The process of chewing is called Mastication, more commonly known as chewing of food or mechanical Digestion. It is the first step of the digestive process.
Digestion is the medical term meaning breaking down food into simpler substances.
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Mastication
The process of dissolving by breaking into smaller pieces is called dissolution. This is the process through which a solute makes a solution by breaking the solvent.
metastasis
Weathering
The process of breaking down food is called digestion.
It is actually called weathering, but if your talking about the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces by physical means it is called Mechanical Weathering, by chemical means it is called Chemical Weathering.
Analysis (from Greek ἀνάλυσις, "a breaking up"), is the process of breaking a complex topic, or substance, into smaller parts, to gain a better understanding of it.
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It is the breaking down of solids from erosion of some kind into smaller pieces.
The process of breaking down complex food material and converting it into simple organic form is called digestion.
Emulsification is the process of breaking down large fat globules into smaller and uniform particles. The process is accomplished by bile acids in the small intestine.
Yes, energy is release in the process. It involves the breaking down of a molecule into smaller subunits.