Word of the Day:
restriction
What It Means
The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
A regulation or limitation that restricts.
The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
Restriction in Context
“Echinorhagata is likewise supported by typical echinoderid autapomorphies, inclusive the number of trichoscalids that is reduced from 14 to 6; restriction of lateral accessory spines to females only; and an apparent restriction of the middorsal spines to appear only on segments 4 to 8.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restrictiō, from Latin restringō. Morphologically restrict + -ion.
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