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spontaneous process [spän′tā·nē·əs ′prä·səs]

(thermodynamics)

A thermodynamic process which takes place without the application of an external agency, because of the inherent properties of a system.

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No references found			The justices who declared the Texas antisodomy law unconstitutional could argue convincingly that they were only articulating previously unarticulated but logically inherent principles of American law in terms that, in fact, have received general assent, thus acting well within the spontaneous process by which social mores evolve. Some problems with spontaneous order by Sandefur, Timothy / Independent Review It's a very spontaneous process," Laura admits, "and it's always about what is going on, not necessarily at the time but something I've been through. MUSIC: THE LADY'S GOT SOUL; EXCLUSIVE RISING STAR LAURA IZIBOR ... by The Mirror (London, England) Guardian, May 18 1961 When the word got out that Gary Cooper (who died on Saturday, aged 60) was mortally ill, a spontaneous process arose in high places not unlike the first moves to sanctify a remote peasant. Gary Cooper: 1901-1961 by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			spongolite spongolith spongy spongy mesophyll spongy parenchyma sponson mount sponsor sponsored link spontaneous spontaneous abortion spontaneous amputation Spontaneous Combustion Spontaneous Emission spontaneous fission spontaneous generation spontaneous heating spontaneous ignition spontaneous liquefaction spontaneous magnetization Spontaneous Materialism spontaneous mutation spontaneous nucleation Spontaneous Phenomena spontaneous pneumothorax spontaneous polarization spontaneous process spontaneous symmetry breaking spontaneous-potential well logging Spontini, Gaspare Spontini, Gasparo Luigi Pacifico spoo spoof spoofing spooge spook spool spool file spool-type roller conveyor spooler spooling SpoolView spoolwork spoon spoon bit spoon nail Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Spoonbill Spooner, John Coit Spooner, Rev. W. A. spoonerism spoor			spontaneous mutation spontaneous mutation spontaneous mutation Spontaneous Nasal Septal Perforation Spontaneous Neuropathic Pain spontaneous nucleation spontaneous nystagmus spontaneous nystagmus spontaneous nystagmus Spontaneous Oscillatory Contraction Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the Knee Spontaneous Osteoporotic Fracture of the Sacrum Spontaneous Otoacoustic Emissions Spontaneous parametric down conversion Spontaneous Pathological Eye Movement Spontaneous Peak Alpha Frequency spontaneous PEEP Spontaneous Perforation of the Bile Duct spontaneous phagocytosis Spontaneous Phenomena Spontaneous Platelet Aggregating Factor spontaneous pneumothorax spontaneous pneumothorax spontaneous pneumothorax spontaneous polarization Spontaneous Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Spontaneous Potential Spontaneous Potential logging Spontaneous Premature Rupture of Membranes Spontaneous Preterm Birth spontaneous process Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response spontaneous pulmonary arteriopathy spontaneous pulmonary arteriopathy spontaneous pulmonary arteriopathy spontaneous pulmonary arteriopathy Spontaneous Raman Effect Spontaneous reaction Spontaneous Reboot Spontaneous recovery Spontaneous Reduction of Intussusception spontaneous regression spontaneous regression spontaneous regression spontaneous regression spontaneous regression of cancer Spontaneous remission Spontaneous remission Spontaneous Remote Method Invocation Spontaneous Resolution Under Racemization Conditions Spontaneous Return of Circulation Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes Spontaneous Source Emission Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma Spontaneous Sustained Stable Ventricular Tachycardia Spontaneous symmetry breaking Spontaneous symmetry breaking Spontaneous Thrombosis spontaneous tumor Spontaneous vaginal delivery Spontaneous Venous Pulsation

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