| DEDIFFERENTIATE | • dedifferentiate v. To lose or reverse differentiation. • DEDIFFERENTIATE v. to effect dedifferentiation, a change by which specialized tissue with several cell types reverts to a generalized and simpler form. |
| DIFFERENTIA | • differentia n. (Semantics, logic, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus. • DIFFERENTIA n. a property which distinguishes one from another. |
| DIFFERENTIABLE | • differentiable adj. (Calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds. • differentiable adj. (Comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing… • DIFFERENTIABLE adj. that can be differentiated. |
| DIFFERENTIAE | • differentiae n. Plural of differentia. • DIFFERENTIA n. a property which distinguishes one from another. |
| DIFFERENTIAL | • differential adj. Of or pertaining to a difference. • differential adj. Dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive. • differential adj. Having differences in speed or direction of motion. |
| DIFFERENTIALLY | • differentially adv. In a differential manner. • differentially adv. (Mathematics) With regard to differentiation. • DIFFERENTIAL adv. relating to a difference. |
| DIFFERENTIALS | • differentials n. Plural of differential. • DIFFERENTIAL n. in maths, the product of the derivative of a function of one variable by the increment of the independent variable. |
| DIFFERENTIATE | • differentiate v. (Transitive). • differentiate v. (Intransitive). • differentiate v. (Transitive, intransitive, often in the passive, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development… |
| DIFFERENTIATED | • differentiated v. Simple past tense and past participle of differentiate. • differentiated adj. (Biology, of a cell or tissue) That has taken on a specialized form and function. • DIFFERENTIATE v. to obtain the mathematical derivative of. |
| DIFFERENTIATES | • differentiates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differentiate. • DIFFERENTIATE v. to obtain the mathematical derivative of. |
| DIFFERENTIATING | • differentiating v. Present participle of differentiate. • DIFFERENTIATE v. to obtain the mathematical derivative of. |
| DIFFERENTIATION | • differentiation n. The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense). • differentiation n. (Biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (Cells, organs, etc.) are produced… • differentiation n. (Biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (Species, genus, variety… |
| DIFFERENTIATOR | • differentiator n. Anything that differentiates, or causes differentiation (in any sense); a distinguishing feature. • DIFFERENTIATOR n. someone who or that which differentiates. |
| DIFFERENTIATORS | • differentiators n. Plural of differentiator. • DIFFERENTIATOR n. someone who or that which differentiates. |