Meanings
nounchemodifferentiation (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyAn early stage in the differentiation of embryonic cells caused by differences in the chemical constituents of cells
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmīa
- Englishchemo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latindifferō
- Latindifferēns
- Latindifferentia
- New Latindifferentiō
- New Latindifferentiātus
- Englishdifferentiate
- Englishdifferentiation
- Englishchemodifferentiation
From chemo- + differentiation.
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APA
chemodifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemodifferentiation
MLA
“chemodifferentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemodifferentiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemodifferentiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemodifferentiation.
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