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gracilisation

gracilisation is the alternative form of gracilization.

Meaning of gracilization

Noun

gracilization (uncountable)

  1. A reduction of bone mass as the result of evolution.
    • The last ten thousand years have witnessed a gracilization of the human cranium — and masticatory complex, in particular.2002, Peter S. Ungar, Mark Franklyn Teaford, Human Diet: Its Origin and Evolution, →ISBN, page 28

Origin of gracilisation

From gracilise + -ation.

Questions about gracilisation

What is gracilisation the alternative form of?
Gracilisation is the alternative form of gracilization.

Words near gracilisation in the dictionary

  1. gracileness
  2. gracilent
  3. graciles
  4. gracilescent
  5. gracilis
  6. gracilisation
  7. gracilise
  8. gracilised
  9. gracilises
  10. gracilising
  11. gracilisuchid

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