the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) | any specific behavior |
the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically |
| an organic process that takes place in the body |
| a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| the state of being active |
| (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction |