1. Noun
The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting.
2. Noun
Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
3. Noun
(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
Vocabulary classified under Biology
4. Noun
a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
Vocabulary classified under Sociology
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