Meanings
nounmicrodifferentiation (plural microdifferentiations)
plural microdifferentiations
- biologyVery small-scale differentiation, typically leading to speciation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- 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
- Englishmicrodifferentiation
From micro- + differentiation.
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microdifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdifferentiation
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“microdifferentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdifferentiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microdifferentiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdifferentiation.
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