Abscission

/æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩/

Synonyms for "abscission" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

amputation annihilation cleavage cutting destruction

Noun(1 words)

cutting off

Strong matches (8)

Noun(2 words)

detachmentdetachment zone

dichotomy elimination excision exclusion extinction fission

Related words (13)

laceration mutilation resection ripping scission section severance slashing splitting surgery

Noun(3 words)

separationseparation zoneshedding

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More general

11 entries

anatomical regionbiological processmedical procedurephysiological processplant processplant structureremotion removal shedding sloughingtissue separation

More specific

8 entries

flower abscissionflower abscission zonefruit abscissionfruit abscission zoneleaf abscissionleaf abscission zoneplacental abscissiontissue abscission

Collocations

6 entries

abscission layerabscission zoneethylene induced abscissionflower abscissionfruit abscissionleaf abscission

Inflections

1 entries

abscissions

Derivations

5 entries

abscise abscised abscising abscision abscissive

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Not to be cured without the abscission of a member.

Source: wiktionary

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