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pseudoadaptation

pseudoadaptation noun: the apparent adaptation of an organism to a changed environment that is however accompanied by excessive stress that causes later pathological change.

Noun

pseudoadaptation (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoadaptations)

  1. The apparent adaptation of an organism to a changed environment that is however accompanied by excessive stress that causes later pathological change.

Forms of pseudoadaptation

pluralpseudoadaptations

Origin of pseudoadaptation

From pseudo- + adaptation.

Questions about pseudoadaptation

What does pseudoadaptation mean?
Pseudoadaptation means the apparent adaptation of an organism to a changed environment that is however accompanied by excessive stress that causes later pathological change.
What part of speech is pseudoadaptation?
Pseudoadaptation is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoadaptation?
The plural of pseudoadaptation is pseudoadaptations.

Words near pseudoadaptation in the dictionary

  1. pseudoacromegaly
  2. pseudoacromial
  3. pseudoacromion
  4. pseudoacronym
  5. pseudoactive
  6. pseudoadaptation
  7. pseudoadaptations
  8. pseudoaddict
  9. pseudoaddicted
  10. pseudoaddiction
  11. pseudoaddictions

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