Meanings
verbtransdifferentiate (third-person singular simple present transdifferentiates, present participle transdifferentiating, simple past and past participle transdifferentiated)
present singular third person transdifferentiates · participle present transdifferentiating · participle past transdifferentiated · past transdifferentiated
- intransitivebiologyTo undergo transdifferentiation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrans-
- Englishtrans-
- 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
- Englishtransdifferentiate
From trans- + differentiate.
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APA
transdifferentiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdifferentiate
MLA
“transdifferentiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdifferentiate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transdifferentiate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdifferentiate.
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