UNSPECIALIZED

unspecialized, unspecialised

(adjective) not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unspecialized (comparative more unspecialized, superlative most unspecialized)

Having no speciality, or particular purpose

(biology, of a cell or tissue) Having no special function

Source: Wiktionary


Un*spe"cial*ized, a.

Definition: Not specialized; specifically (Biol.), not adapted, or set apart, for any particular purpose or function; as, an unspecialized unicellular organism. W. K. Brooks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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