Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not differentiated; without clear distinctive characters: often used by naturalists to note species or groups which do not show well-marked distinctive characters, or, according to the theory of evolution, are not yet completely separated from other species or groups.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not differentiated; specifically (Biol.), homogenous, or nearly so; -- said especially of young or embryonic tissues which have not yet undergone differentiation (see
differentiation , 3), that is, which show no visible separation into their different structural parts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
differentiated . - adjective biology describes
tissues where the individualcells have not yet developed mature or distinguishing features, or describesembryonic organisms where theorgans cannot be identified. - adjective botany describes a
plant body where thevascular tissue has not developed, as in thethallophytes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not differentiated
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Primal Faith stage 0: If we start with infancy-the time from birth to two years-we have what we call undifferentiated faith.
Fully Human, Fully Divine: James Fowler and Evelyn Underhill William Harryman 2009
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And history as undifferentiated from the present-day was an idea I was already fidgeting with in my book, so when YouTube came along I embraced it completely.
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American lawyers were never affected by that, and remain undifferentiated (and wigless!).
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The article illustrates a tension between worldwide indigenous claims to inherent political rights to representation and the idea of undifferentiated national citizenship, or "one law for all" as Don Brash put it.
unknown title 2009
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The cells generated by these embryos-called undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells-are thought by some to be capable of all sorts of medical treatments.
WORLDMag.com 2009
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The cells generated by these embryos-called undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells-are thought by some to be capable of all sorts of medical treatments.
WORLDMag.com 2009
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Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Chlamydia infection may play a role in a type of arthritis called undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (uSpA), a new study
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Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Chlamydia infection may play a role in a type of arthritis called undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (uSpA), a new study
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In scientific parlance, stem cells are "undifferentiated" cells that can divide and grow to replace dead or dying cells.
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Such "undifferentiated" cells would be the most promising candidates for repairing organs, from alcohol-addled livers to wrinkled skin, but they are also the least predictable and potentially most dangerous.
STEM CELL RIP-OFF 2007
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