self-dif|fer|en|ti|a|tion — «SEHLF DIHF uh REHN shee AY shuhn», noun. Biology. the differentiation shown in organs, tissues, and the like, that are relatively independent of neighboring structures in their development … Useful english dictionary
Self-fertilization — Self fer ti*li*za tion, n. (Bot.) The fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower and without outer aid; autogamy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-fertilization — Fecundation of the ovules by the pollen of the same flower, or of the ova by the spermatozoa of the same animal in hermaphrodite forms; denoting an extreme type of inbreeding seen in certain plants and animal forms which produce both male and… … Medical dictionary
self-fermentation — self fer·men·ta·tion (self″fər mən taґshən) autolysis (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
self-fertilization — self′ fertiliza′tion n. dvl bot fertilization of the ovum by a male gamete of the same individual • Etymology: 1855–60 self′ fer′tilized, adj … From formal English to slang
self-differentiation — Differentiation resulting from the action of intrinsic causes. * * * self dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion .dif ə .ren chē ā shən n differentiation of a structure or tissue due to factors existent in itself and essentially independent of other parts of the… … Medical dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables