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Noun
S:
(n)
domestication
(adaptation to intimate association with human beings)
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S:
(n)
adaptation
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adaption
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adjustment
(the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
S:
(n)
acclimatization
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acclimatisation
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acclimation
(adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment))
S:
(n)
dedifferentiation
(the loss of specialization in form or function)
S:
(n)
domestication
(adaptation to intimate association with human beings)
S:
(n)
specialization
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specialisation
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differentiation
((biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function)
"cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
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tameness
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domestication
(the attribute of having been domesticated)
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(n)
domestication
(accommodation to domestic life)
"her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"