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lichenisation

lichenisation is the alternative spelling of lichenization.

Meaning of lichenization

Noun

lichenization (usually uncountable, plural lichenizations)

  1. (usually) The process by which a fungus becomes a mycobiont of a lichen.
  2. (usually) Synonym of lichenification.
    Synonyms:
    lichenification

Forms of lichenisation

plurallichenisations

Origin of lichenisation

From lichen + -isation.

Questions about lichenisation

What is lichenisation the alternative spelling of?
Lichenisation is the alternative spelling of lichenization.

Words near lichenisation in the dictionary

  1. lichenifying
  2. lichenin
  3. lichenine
  4. lichening
  5. lichenins
  6. lichenisation
  7. lichenisations
  8. lichenise
  9. lichenised
  10. lichenises
  11. lichenising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lichenisation (page history and authors); lichenization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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