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Main Entry: dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion Pronunciation: - Function: noun 1 a : the act of describing a thing by giving its differentia b : the enhancement of microscopically visible differences between tissue or cell parts by partial selective decolorization or removal of excess stain (as in regressive staining) c : the development of a discriminating conditioned response with a positive response to one stimulus and absence of the response on the application of similar but discriminably different stimuli 2 a : modification of different parts of the body for performance of particular functions; also : specialization of parts or organs in the course of evolution b : the sum of the developmental processes whereby apparently unspecialized cells, tissues, and structures attain their adult form and function -- compare DETERMINATION 2 |
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\ g \ as g in go \ h \ as h in hat \ i \ as i in hit \ \ j \ as j in job \ k \ as k in kin \ \ l \ as l in lily \ m \ as m in murmur \ n \ as n in own \ \ \ \ \ p \ as p in pepper |
\ r \ as r in red \ s \ as s in less> \ sh \ as sh in shy \ t \ as t in tie \ th \ as th in thin \ th \ as th in the \ ü \ as oo in loot \ \ v \ as v in vivid \ w \ as w in away \ y \ as y in yet \ yü \ as you in youth \ y \ z \ as z in zone \ zh \ as si in vision |