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Acclimatization

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

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Adaptation 76% connected

The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.

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Adaption 76% connected

Adaptation.

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Adjustment 76% connected

The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

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Acclimatize 74% connected

To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate; said of man,…

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Acclimatize 74% connected

To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate; said of man,…

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Acclimation 92% connected

The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.

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