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ABSTRICTION

\ɐbstɹˈɪkʃən], \ɐbstɹˈɪkʃən], \ɐ_b_s_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of ABSTRICTION

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)

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In botany, a mode of spore formation by a constriction of the end of the mother cell, the spores seeming to be nipped off; abjunction.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

The process of detaching spores (conidia) by the rounding off of the tips of the sporophores, as in mildews.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Latin] The process of detaching spores (conidia) by rounding off of tips of sporophores, as in mildews; abjunction and abscission.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

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