A disposition is the tendency of a capability to be exhibited under certain conditions or in response to a certain stimulus (trigger).
disposition
solubility (to dissolve when put in fluid); fragility (disposition to break when dropped)
A function is a capability that satisfies some agentive objective, or (evolutionary) optimization.
function
A capability is a realizable entity whose basis lies in one or more parts or qualities and reflects possibility of an entity to behave in a specified way under certain conditions or in response to a certain stimulus (trigger).
capability
to modify is the capability to change some entity.
to modify
to record is the capability to detect and transcribe information in a specified format on some physical medium.
to record
to magnify is the capability to increase the appearance of the size of an object.
to magnify
to heat is a capability to increase the internal kinetic energy of a material.
to heat
to cool is the capability to decrease the internal kinetic energy of a material.
to cool
to freeze is the capability to decrease the internal kinetic energy of a material such that it changes state from a gas or liquid to a solid.
to freeze
to separate is the capability to i) distinguish some entities based on some attribute(s) and ii) subsequently physically displace them.
to separate
to ionize is the capability to physically convert an atom or molecule into an ion by adding or removing charged particles such as electrons or other ions.
to ionize
to supply energy is the capability to transfer energy from a source to a sink.
to supply energy
to observe is the capability to watch attentively.
to observe
dysfunction is a capability to act in a manner that is abnormal or opposite to the object's typical function.
dysfunction
to measure is the capability to obtain information about some entity by examining its attributes in relation to some reference metric.
to measure
to inject is the capability to administer a substance into some object through its external barrier.
to inject
to boil is the capability to increase the internal kinetic energy of a material such that it changes state from a solid or liquid to a gas.
to boil
to reduce energy is the capability to remove energy from a source.
to reduce energy
to supply electricity is the capability to transfer electricity from a source to a sink.
to supply electricity
to change appearance is the capability to change the material composition of an object.
to change materially
to demagnify is the capability to decrease the appearance of the size of an object.
to demagnify
to change appearance is the capability to change the visual attributes of an object.
to change appearance
to contain is the capability to bound or constrain a physical entity in some site.
to contain
to immobilize is the capability to contain an entity in such a way that it may not move in space.
to immobilize
to filter is the capability to retain certain entities based on selected attribute(s) while allowing other entities to pass through.
to filter
to excite is the capability to supply energy to a materila by bombarding it with energetic particles (e.g., photons).
to excite
to emit is the capability to release some physical entity (light, pollution, etc).
to emit
to change energetically is the capability to change the energetic aspects of an object.
to change energetically
to positively charge is the capability to remove an electron or add a positively charged ion to a chemical entity.
to positively charge
to negatively charge is the capability to add an electron or negatively charged ion to a chemical entity.
to negatively charge
to assemble is the capability to combine entities together into a larger object that persists in time.
to assemble
to extract is the capability to remove certain entities based on selected attribute(s) while allowing other entities to remain.
to extract
to transport is the capability to displace a material from one location to another.
to transport
to change spatially is the capability to affect the physical movement of some entity.
to change spatially
to modulate
to regulate is to control or maintain the rate or speed of an object or process.
to regulate
to provide is the capability to make available some object to another that requires it.
to provide
to increase the rate of formation is to regulate the rate of formation in a manner that increases this rate relative to a reference process.
to increase the rate of formation
to investigate is the capability to uncover facts.
to investigate
A mutual disposition is a disposition that simulataneously invokes another disposition when realized.
mutual disposition
to consume is the capability to internalize a material entity.
to consume
to actively interact with is the capability to interact with another entity in a way that requires physical contact.
to actively interact with
to decrease the rate of formation is to regulate the rate of formation in a manner that decreases this rate relative to a reference process.
to decrease the rate of formation
to regulate the rate of formation is to modify the rate at which an object is formed.
to regulate the rate of formation
to serve as is the capability to act in a manner corresponding to some role.
to serve as
to serve as host is the capability to act in a manner that provides hospitality, serves to harbour an organism in or on itself.
to serve as a host
to infect is the capability to administer a disease-causing organism into some object.
to infect
to cause disease is the capability to materially change a biological object in that it functions abnormally.
to cause disease
to reduce the activation energy is to require a smaller amount of energy in order to form or break a chemical bond.
to reduce the activation energy
to increase the activation energy is to require a larger amount of energy in order to form or break a chemical bond.
to increase the activation energy
to change the activation energy is to change the amount of energy required to form or break a chemical bond.
to change the activation energy
to passively interact with is the capability to interact with another entity in a way that does not require physical contact.
to passively interact with
to be a part of is the capability to be assembled into a larger structure that persists in time.
to be a part of
to associate is the capability to physically interact with another object.
to associate
to be actively interacted with is the capability to be manipulated by some device or agent.
to be actively interacted with
to be passively interacted with is the capability of an object to be observed.
to be passively interacted with
to be recorded is the capability of an object to be observed in such a way that information about it can be transcribed in a specified format on some physical medium.
to be recorded
to be observed is the capability of an object to be perceived.
to be observed
to disassemble is to physically separate the parts of an object.
to disassemble
to disassociate is to cease or break association with some thing.
to disassociate
to interact with is a capabililty that involves another object.
to interact with
to be interacted with is the capability of an object to be target of a physical interaction.
to be interacted with
to move
to translocate is the capability to displace oneself from one location to another.
to translocate
to be moved
to be translocated is the capability to be physically displaced from one location to another
to be translocated
to be compared is the capability of an object to be examined in order to note the similarities or differences among a set of objects.
to be compared
to compare is the capability to examine in order to note the similarities or differences among a set of objects.
to compare
to examine is the capability to make detailed observation.
to examine
to be examined is the capability of an object to be observed in a detailed manner.
to be examined
to be a member of is the capability to be considered a part of a collection.
to be a member of
to distort is the capability to change the appearance of an entity by some transformation.
to distort
to bind to is the capability to physically interact with another object through a set of non-covalent interactions.
to bind to
to luminesce is to emit light through cold body radiation
to luminesce
to fluoresce is to emit light as a result of absorbing light or other electromagnetic radiation.
to fluoresce
to remove a covalent bond is the capability to covalently modify a chemical entity by removing a covalent bond.
to remove a covalent bond
to add a covalent bond is the capability to covalently modify a chemical entity by adding a covalent bond.
to add a covalent bond
to modify electronically is the capability to change the electronic properties of an object.
to modify electronically
to interact and to be interacted with is a mutual disposition of interacting objects.
to interact and to be interacted with
to gain a covalent bond is the capability of a chemical entity to have bonds added.
to gain a covalent bond
to lose a covalent bond is the capability of a chemical entity to have bonds removed.
to lose a covalent bond
to ingest is the capability to take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
to ingest
to produce is the capability to create new objects
to produce
to test a hypothesis is the capability to evaluate the truth value of a proposition based on gathered evidence.
to test a hypothesis
to characterize is the capability to classify the attributes or features of an entity against a reference classification.
to characterize
to describe is the capabilty to communicate facts about an entity.
to describe
to identify is the capability to determine the identity of something.
to identify
the capability to retrieve a (digitial/physical/mental) object from a location.
to retrieve
to store is the capability to place an object into a medium in which it can be retrieved in the future.
to store
the capability to encode information in a different representation
to encode information
the capability to maintain information such that it can be retrieved in the future.
to maintain information
the ability to reverse an encoding operation
to decode information
to serve as a template for molecular synthesis is the capability of a chemical entity to provide the necessary information or scaffold by which another molecule may be produced.
to serve as a template for molecular synthesis
to serve as a template for protein synthesis is the capability of a chemical entity to provide the necessary information or scaffold by which a protein may be produced.
to serve as a template for protein synthesis
to serve as a template for RNA synthesis is the capability of a chemical entity to provide the necessary information or scaffold by which an RNA molecule may be produced.
to serve as a template for RNA synthesis
to serve as a template for DNA synthesis is the capability of a chemical entity to provide the necessary information or scaffold by which a DNA molecule may be produced.
to serve as a template for DNA synthesis
to serve as a primer for DNA synthesis is the capability of a short nucleic acid to bind to the 5' end of single strand of DNA template and help initiate DNA replication.
to serve as a primer for DNA synthesis
to covalently modify is to materially change a molecule by adding or removing covalent bonds between atoms.
to covalently modify
to modify conformation of is to affect the spatial arrangement of an entity.
to modify conformation of
to cleave is to split or sever an object along a natural line or grain.
to cleave
to combine is the capability to modify a set of objects in a way that the object is merged with another object to form a new object or substance.
to combine
to breathe is the capability to inhale and exhale air into the body during respiration.
to breathe
to conformationally activate is to modify the conformation of an entity in such a way that it becomes activated or functional.
to conformationally activate
to conformationally inhibit is to modify the conformation of an entity in such a way that it functionally is reduced or inhibited.
to conformationally inhibit
to oxidize is the capability to remove an electron or an increase in oxidation state of a chemical entity.
to oxidize
to reduce is the capability to add an electron or an decrease in oxidation state of a chemical entity.
to reduce
to modify the oxidation state of is to change the number of electrons of a molecule, atom or ion.
to modify oxidation state of
to be modified is the capability to be actively interacted with in such a way that it leads to a physical reconfiguration.
to be modified
to be cleaved is the capability to be modified in a way that splits one part of the object from the other.
to be cleaved
to be covalently modified is the capability of a chemical entity to have bonds added or removed
to be covalently modified
to be combined is the capability to be modified in a way that the object is merged with another object to form a new object or substance.
to be combined
to be transported is the disposition to undergo motion.
to be transported
to be electronically modified is the capability of a chemical entity to have electrons added or removed.
to be electronically modified
to gain an electron is the capability of a chemical entity to receive an electron.
to gain an electron
to lose an electron is the capability of a chemical entity to lose an electron.
to lose an electron
to be activated is the capability to be modified in such a way that the conformational change leads to an increase in another capability.
to be activated
to be inhibited is the capability to be modified in such a way that the conformational change leads to an decrease in another capability.
to be inhibited
to be conformationally changed is the capability to be modified in such a way that the object's conformation is changed.
to be conformationally changed