SPECIATION

speciation

(noun) the evolution of a biological species

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

speciation (usually uncountable, plural speciations)

(taxonomy) The process by which new distinct species evolve.

(chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.

(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species is/are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.

Antonyms

• despeciation

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INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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