reticulation
noun
re·tic·u·la·tion
ri-ˌti-kyə-ˈlā-shən 
: a reticulated formation : network
also
: something reticulated
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The mode of dissection is often fanciful as much as instructional: nervous systems are teased out to form cloaklike reticulations; a pregnant woman is bisected, complete with her fetus; corpses are arranged to engage in a supernatural chess game; and so on.
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Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
There's reticulation and back migrations which are going to confound the idea of a serial bottleneck, even assuming a simple out of Africa event.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2011
Unlike the autosomal genome there's no reticulation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2011
Instead of a bifurcating tree, imagine a graph with reticulation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2013
Now the researchers are investigating whether drugs that are commonly used to lower cholesterol levels could be repurposed to control viral infections by limiting reticulation.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2018
When at last the melons are picked, they will be graded on their shape (ideally perfectly spherical), sweetness (high), reticulation (preferably tiny and delicate), and scent (intoxicating).
—Bianca Bosker, Slate Magazine, 27 Mar. 2017
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Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
There's reticulation and back migrations which are going to confound the idea of a serial bottleneck, even assuming a simple out of Africa event.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2011
Unlike the autosomal genome there's no reticulation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2011
Instead of a bifurcating tree, imagine a graph with reticulation.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2013
Now the researchers are investigating whether drugs that are commonly used to lower cholesterol levels could be repurposed to control viral infections by limiting reticulation.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2018
When at last the melons are picked, they will be graded on their shape (ideally perfectly spherical), sweetness (high), reticulation (preferably tiny and delicate), and scent (intoxicating).
—Bianca Bosker, Slate Magazine, 27 Mar. 2017
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“Reticulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticulation. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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