speciation

ˌspiʃiˈeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of speciation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

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process of new species evolving in nature

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Speciation occurs when populations become isolated.

differentiation

evolution

medical

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identifying species in a biological sample

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Speciation helps diagnose infections by identifying bacteria.

categorization

classification

identification

chemistry

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formation of different ions as environment changes

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Speciation affects the solubility of metals in water.

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Origin of speciation

Latin, species (kind) + -ation (action)

Examples of speciation in a sentence

Speciation can result from environmental changes.
Speciation is vital in studying microbial ecosystems.
Advancements in speciation improve public health responses.
Speciation can lead to unexpected chemical reactions.
The lab studied speciation in different pH levels.

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French:spéciation, identification des espèces, ...
German:Artbildung, Speziesbestimmung, ...
Italian:speciazione, identificazione delle specie, ...
Spanish:especiación, identificación de especies, ...
Portuguese:especiação, identificação de espécies, ...
Chinese:物种形成, 物种鉴定, ...
Japanese:種分化, 種の特定, ...
Arabic:تَكَوُّن الأَنواع, تعيين الأنواع, ...
Hebrew:סְפֵּצִיאַצְיָה, זִהוּי מִינִים, ...
Russian:видообразование, идентификация видов, ...
Ukrainian:видоутворення, визначення видів, ...
Hindi:प्रजातिकरण, प्रजाति निर्धारण, ...
Bengali:প্রজাতি গঠন, প্রজাতি নির্ধারণ, ...
Catalan:especiació, ...
Czech:speciace, druhová identifikace, ...
Danish:artsdannelse, artsbestemmelse, ...
Dutch:soortvorming, soortbepaling, ...
Greek:ειδογένεση, ταυτοποίηση ειδών, ...
Hungarian:fajképződés, fajazonosítás, ...
Khmer:ដំណើរការកកើតប្រភេទថ្មី, ការកំណត់អត្តសញ្ញាណប្រភេទសត្វ, ...
Korean:종분화, 종 식별, ...
Persian:گونه‌زایی, شناسایی گونه‌ها, ...
Polish:specjacja, identyfikacja gatunków, ...
Portuguese (BR):especiação, identificação de espécies, ...
Romanian:speciație, formare de specii, ...
Swedish:artbildning, artbestämning, ...
Thai:การเกิดสปีชีส์ใหม่, การระบุชนิด, ...
Turkish:türleşme, tür tanımlama, ...
Vietnamese:sự hình thành loài, việc xác định loài, ...

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