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In anatomy, separation of parts in general; dissolution of continuity of parts previously united.
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In medicine, loss of strength; weakness of the limbs.
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In chem., the act or process of separating the soluble crystalloid substances in a mixture from the colloid, depending on the principle that soluble crystalloid bodies will diffuse readily through a moist membrane, while colloids diffuse very slowly, if at all.
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[capitalized] [NL.] A genus of dipterous insects.
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In botany, the separation of parts normally united, especially the parts of a whorl.
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In petrography, transformation of rocks by weathering and processes of disintegration: in contrast to processes of metamorphism.