(n): any specific behavior
(n): a substance prepared according to a formula
(n): (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
(n): the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
(n): the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
(n): the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
(n): the way something is with respect to its main attributes
(n): (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
(n): the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
(n): activity leading to skilled behavior
(n): any specific behavior
(n): preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
(n): a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
(n): the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
(n): the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics