retrodifferentiation

noun

retrograde differentiation (of cells)

OriginEnglish differentiation ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
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Meanings

nounretrodifferentiation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyretrograde differentiation (of cells)

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  8. Proto-Italic*dis-
  9. Latindis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  12. Proto-Italic*ferō
  13. Latinferō
  14. Latindifferō
  15. Latindifferēns
  16. Latindifferentia
  17. New Latindifferentiō
  18. New Latindifferentiātus
  19. Englishdifferentiate
  20. Englishdifferentiation
  21. Englishretrodifferentiation

From retro- + differentiation.

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APA

retrodifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodifferentiation

MLA

“retrodifferentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodifferentiation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrodifferentiation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrodifferentiation.

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