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speciation

  • /ˌspi.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • /ˌspi.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

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noun speciations

  1. uncountable, usually The process by which new distinct species evolve. In both groups, however, we find copious and intricate speciation so that, often, species limits are narrow and ill defined.
  2. uncountable, usually The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.
  3. uncountable, usually The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture. requirements specifying speciation and serotyping in addition to reporting of presence or absence

Opposite: despeciation

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Opposite: despeciation

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noun biology

Españolespeciación, evolución de las especies
中文種化 /种化, 物種形成 /物种形成
Portuguêsespeciação
Françaisspéciation
Русскийвидообразование vidoobrazovanije

noun chemistry

Françaisspéciation chimique
DeutschSpeziierung

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@misc{speciation_2026,
  title = {speciation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speciation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}