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| | Definition: | | [n] adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) |
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| | Synonyms: | | acclimation, acclimatisation |
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| | See Also: | | adaptation, adjustment |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac*cli"ma*ti*za"tion\, n.
The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new
climate, or the state of being so inured. --Darwin.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The physiological process through which an organism grows accustomed to a new environment. In microbial cultures, this can involve enzymatic changes that allow it to use an new nutrient source for energy. |
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| | Synonyms: | | adaptation |
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