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noun the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
noun the technical aspects of doing something
noun a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism Learned borrowing from New Latin mechanismus.
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