noun
speciation
Speciation (noun) means the process in which new species develop and split off from earlier ones over time.
noun
1
The process in which new species develop and split off from earlier ones over time.
"No one had ever seen a new species produced, nor, according to Darwin, should they expect to. Speciation was so drawn out as to be, for all intents and purposes unobservable."
— Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (2014)
2
(chemistry) The way that different chemical forms, especially of ions, appear as conditions in the environment change.
3
The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
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Rhymes for speciation
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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What is the meaning of speciation?
"speciation" (noun) means the process in which new species develop and split off from earlier ones over time.
What are the different meanings of speciation?
"speciation" has 3 main meanings: 1. The process in which new species develop and split off from earlier ones over time; 2. (chemistry) The way that different chemical forms, especially of ions, appear as conditions in the environment change; 3. The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
