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| catalysis |
the introduction or intervention of a substance that causes or speeds up a chemical reaction without being affected itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| domesticated |
of plants, adapted to the needs of human beings and unable to grow without the intervention of humans. [1/2 definitions] |
| free enterprise |
the notion that a capitalist economy does not require government support or intervention, but can regulate itself through the relationships of supply and demand in a freely competitive market. |
| gunboat diplomacy |
the use or threat of small-scale military intervention to further one nation's interests in another nation. |
| intercept |
an intervention in the movement or progress of something. [1/5 definitions] |
| mechanical |
acting or performing like a machine or without human intervention; automatic. [1/8 definitions] |
| Monroe Doctrine |
the U.S. doctrine proscribing European intervention in the affairs of Mexico and Central and South America, and prohibiting further colonization on the American continents. |
| nature |
the physical world and living things as they exist apart from the activity or intervention of human beings. [1/9 definitions] |
| providential |
of, relating to, or seeming to result from divine guidance or intervention; fortunate or lucky. |
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