abstriction

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US/æbˈstɹɪk.ʃn̩/

noun

A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.

OriginLatin ab- →
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Meanings

nounabstriction (countable and uncountable, plural abstrictions)

plural abstrictions

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction.

Origin

  1. Latinab-“from, away, outside”
  2. Englishabstriction

From Latin ab- (“from, away, outside”) + strictio (“act of pressing together”), from strictus (“tightened”). Equivalent to abstrict + -ion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abstriction

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APA

abstriction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstriction

MLA

“abstriction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstriction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstriction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstriction.

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