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hypercarcinisation

hypercarcinisation is the alternative form of hypercarcinization.

Meaning of hypercarcinization

Noun

hypercarcinization (uncountable)

  1. (evolution) Extreme carcinization in crabs. Convergent evolution of a false crab lineage to completely resemble the true crabs, having become fully carcinized.

Origin of hypercarcinisation

hyper- + carcinisation

Questions about hypercarcinisation

What is hypercarcinisation the alternative form of?
Hypercarcinisation is the alternative form of hypercarcinization.

Words near hypercarcinisation in the dictionary

  1. hypercar
  2. hypercarbia
  3. hypercarbic
  4. hypercarbonylation
  5. hypercarboxemia
  6. hypercarcinisation
  7. hypercarcinization
  8. hypercarcinogenic
  9. hypercard
  10. hypercardioid
  11. hypercards

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