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posteriorization

posteriorization noun: the acquisition of posterior values, especially the formation of the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord from the anterior neural plate.

Noun

posteriorization (plural posteriorizations)

  1. The acquisition of posterior values, especially the formation of the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord from the anterior neural plate

Forms of posteriorization

pluralposteriorizations

Origin of posteriorization

From posterior + -ization.

Questions about posteriorization

What does posteriorization mean?
Posteriorization means the acquisition of posterior values, especially the formation of the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord from the anterior neural plate.
What part of speech is posteriorization?
Posteriorization is a noun.
What is the plural of posteriorization?
The plural of posteriorization is posteriorizations.

Words near posteriorization in the dictionary

  1. posteriorise
  2. posteriorising
  3. posterioristic
  4. posteriorities
  5. posteriority
  6. posteriorization
  7. posteriorizations
  8. posteriorize
  9. posteriorized
  10. posteriorizes
  11. posteriorizing

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