- dif|form
- dif|form «dih FRM», adjective.2. irregular in form; not uniform.
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dif|form|i|ty — «dih FR muh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. difference or diversity in form. 2. lack of uniformity … Useful english dictionary
dif- — prefix assim. form of DIS before f. Etymology: L var. of DIS * * * var. of dis 1 before f: differ. * * * dif , prefix. the form of dis 2 (Cf. ↑dis ) before f, as in diffuse. * * * prefix 1) variant spelling of dis 2) … Useful english dictionary
MX-DIF — Mexiko Stadt Basisdaten Kosename: Die Stadt der Paläste Staat: Mexiko Bundesstaat … Deutsch Wikipedia
de|dif|fer|en|ti|ate — «dee DIHF uh REHN shee ayt», intransitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. Biology. to undergo dedifferentiation; lose special form or function: »When the tadpole metamorphoses into the frog, some of its tissues start to dedifferentiate (Haldane and Huxley) … Useful english dictionary
de|dif|fer|en|ti|a|tion — «dee DIHF uh REHN shee AY shuhn», noun. Biology. a process in which a cell, tissue, organ, or organism loses its special form or function; loss of specialization … Useful english dictionary
o|dif|er|ous — «oh DIHF uhr uhs», adjective. = odoriferous: (Cf. ↑odoriferous) »We saw close packed slum houses of crumbling cement one and two room barracks fronting on streets of odiferous mud that served both as thoroughfare and plumbing (Maclean s).… … Useful english dictionary
difform — dif|form <zu ↑dis... u. ↑...form> fehlgebildet (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Difform — Dif form , a. [Cf. F. difforme, fr. L. dif = dis + forma form. Cf. {Deform}.] Irregular in form; opposed to {uniform}; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Difformity — Dif*form i*ty, n. [Cf. F. difformit[ e]. See {Difform}, {Deformity}.] Irregularity of form; diversity of form; want of uniformity. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
differentiate — dif·fer·en·ti·ate .dif ə ren chē .āt vb, at·ed; at·ing vt 1) to constitute a difference that distinguishes <the history of the injury also differentiates these two fractures (J. S. Keene )(et al)> 2) to cause differentiation of in the… … Medical dictionary
