adnation

[ ad-ney-shuh n ]
/ ædˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

the condition of being adnate.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of adnation

First recorded in 1835–45; adnate + -ion

Words nearby adnation

admonitory, admov., adn, adnah, adnate, adnation, adnerval, adneural, adnexa, adnexal adenoma, adnexum
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Example sentences from the Web for adnation

  • The huge size of some trees has been, in some cases, attributed to the adnation of different stems.

    Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

  • Adnation, or Consolidation, is the union of the members of parts belonging to different circles of the flower .

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray