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Meaning of abstriction in English:

abstriction

Pronunciation /əbˈstrɪkʃn/

noun

Biology

  • Separation or detachment by constriction; formation by this means; (Mycology) the separation of a spore from a hypha or sporangiophore, especially by narrowing of the connecting tissue and usually preceded by the formation of a septum.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From ab- + classical Latin strictiōn-, strictiō striction.