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PRONUNCIATION OF ASCIDIAN

ascidian  [əˈsɪdɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASCIDIAN

noun
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verb
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pronoun
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determiner
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Ascidian can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES ASCIDIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ascidiacea

Ascidiacea is a class in the Tunicata subphylum of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tunic" made of the polysaccharide tunicin, as compared to other tunicates which are less rigid. Ascidians are found all over the world, usually in shallow water with salinities over 2.5%. While members of the Thaliacea and Larvacea swim freely like plankton, sea squirts are sessile animals: they remain firmly attached to substratum, such as rocks and shells. There are 2,300 species of ascidians and three main types: solitary ascidians, social ascidians that form clumped communities by attaching at their bases, and compound ascidians that consist of many small individuals forming colonies up to several meters in diameter. Sea squirts feed by taking in water through the oral siphon. The water enters the mouth and pharynx, flows through mucus-covered gill slits into a water chamber called the atrium, then exits through the atrial siphon.

Definition of ascidian in the English dictionary

The definition of ascidian in the dictionary is any minute marine invertebrate animal of the class Ascidiacea, such as the sea squirt, the adults of which are degenerate and sedentary: subphylum Tunicata. Other definition of ascidian is of, relating to, or belonging to the Ascidiacea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASCIDIAN


Acadian
əˈkeɪdɪən
Barbadian
bɑːˈbeɪdɪən
Canadian
kəˈneɪdɪən
circadian
sɜːˈkeɪdɪən
Dravidian
drəˈvɪdɪən
Euclidean
juːˈklɪdɪən
Floridian
flɒˈrɪdɪən
French-Canadian
ˌfrɛntʃkəˈneɪdɪən
Freudian
ˈfrɔɪdɪən
Gideon
ˈɡɪdɪən
Grenadian
ɡrɛˈneɪdɪən
meridian
məˈrɪdɪən
obsidian
ɒbˈsɪdɪən
ophidian
əʊˈfɪdɪən
paradoxidian
ˌpærədɒkˈsɪdɪən
proboscidean
ˌprəʊbɒˈsɪdɪən
proboscidian
ˌprəʊbɒˈsɪdɪən
radian
ˈreɪdɪən
stasidion
stəˈsɪdɪən
viridian
vɪˈrɪdɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASCIDIAN

ascetic
ascetical
ascetically
asceticism
Asch
Aschaffenburg
Ascham
asci
ascian
ascidia
ascidian tadpole
ascidiate
ascidium
ASCII
ASCII file
ascites
ascitic
ascitical
ascititious
asclepiad

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASCIDIAN

antemeridian
aphidian
cantharidian
conidian
cycloidian
Euclidian
Indian
iridian
magnetic meridian
Midian
monoprionidian
nullifidian
Numidian
Ovidian
Phidian
postmeridian
prime meridian
quotidian
rachidian
scincoidian
suidian

Synonyms and antonyms of ascidian in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ascidian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASCIDIAN

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海鞘
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ascidian
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ar

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ascidian
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Translator English - Russian

асцидии
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ascidian
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ascidian
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ascidie
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Ascidian
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ascidian
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ホヤ
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멍게
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Ascidian
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ascidian
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Translator English - Marathi

ह्रदयविकाराचा झटका
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ascidian
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Translator English - Italian

Ascidia
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ascidian
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Translator English - Ukrainian

асцидії
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ascidian
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ascidian
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

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ascidian
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ascidian
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Trends of use of ascidian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASCIDIAN»

The term «ascidian» is regularly used and occupies the 93.434 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASCIDIAN» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASCIDIAN»

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The Biology of Ascidians
This book is the first to cover all areas of ascidian biology, including development, evolution, biologically active substances, heavy metal accumulation, asexual reproduction, host-defense mechanisms, allorecognition mechanisms, ...
Hitoshi Sawada, Hideyoshi Yokosawa, Charles C. Lambert, 2001
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Intertidal Invertebrates of California
The circulatory system in the blastozooid of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas). Boll. Zool. 38: 273-89. Burighel, P., R. Brunetti, and G. Zaniolo . 1976. Hibernation of the colonial ascidian Botrylloides leachi (Savigny): Histological ...
‎1980
3
Bioactive Marine Natural Products
Aplidium pantherinum ascidian (S. Australia) Oceanapia sagittaria sponge ( Palau) Cystodytes dellechiajei ascidian (Brazil) Cystodytes dellechiajei ascidian (Brazil) Biemna fortis sponge (Indonesia) Leptoclinides sp. ascidian (Truk Lagoon) ...
D. S. Bhakuni, Diwan S. Rawat, 2006
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Cell Lineage and Fate Determination
Spatio-temporal expression patterns of eight epidermis-specific genes in the ascidian embryo. Zool. Sci. 13, 699-709. Jeffery, W. R. (1985). Identification of proteins and mRNAs in isolated yellow crescent of ascidian eggs. ]. Embryol.
Sally A. Moody, 1998
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Cell Lineage and Embryo Patterning
Induction of notochord during ascidian embryogenesis. Dev. Biol. 166, 289–299. Nicol, D. R., and Meinertzhagen, I. A. (1988). Development of the central nervous system of the larva of the ascidian. Ciona intestinalis L. I. The early lineages of ...
‎2000
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Cytoskeletal Mechanisms During Animal Development: ...
Requirement of cell division for muscle actin expression in the primary muscle lineage of ascidian embryos. Development 105, 75-84. Jeffery, W. R. (1990a). Ultraviolet irradiation during ooplasmic segregation prevents gastrulation, sensory ...
‎1996
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Nonmammalian Animal Models for Biomedical Research
Hirano, T., Takahashi, K., and Yamashita, V. Determination of excitability types in blastomeres of the cleavage-arrested but differentiated embryos of an ascidian, J. Physiol. (London), 347, 301, 1984. 63. Dale, B., De Santis, A., and Ortolan!, G., ...
Avril D. Woodhead, 1989
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Echinodermata
Feeding biology was studied in detail in a muddy subtidal community to determine how predation might affect the population dynamics and abundance patterns of ascidian prey. Food preferences are predictable and correlate negatively with ...
Brendan F. Keegan, Brendan D.S. O'Connor, 1985
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Fouling Organisms of the Indian Ocean
On the occurrence of a colonial ascidian, Didemnum psammathodes (Sluiter, 1895) from India. Curr. Sci. 50: 922. Renganathan, T.K. 1981b. New record of a simple ascidian, Styela bicoler (Sluiter, 1887) from the Tuticorin coast of India. Curr.
R. Nagabhushanam, 1997
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Advances in Developmental Biology, Volume 3a
Temporal and spatial expression of a muscle actin gene during embryogenesis of the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi. Dev. Growth Differ. 33 1227-234. Kusakabe, T ., Makabe, K. W., and Satoh, N. (1992). Tunicate muscle actin genes. Structure ...
Paul Wassarman, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASCIDIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ascidian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch: Nervous sea squirts spill their guts
... that discourages fish and other animals from taking a nibble, the tube-shaped organism, also known as an ascidian (Polycarpa mytiligera), ... «Science /AAAS, Jul 15»
2
Disposable guts save sea creature from predators
The research by Dr. Noa Shenkar and her student Tal Gordon, titled “Gut-spilling in chordates: Evisceration in the tropical ascidian Polycarpa ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
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Nervous Sea Squirts Squirt Out Their Stomachs and Grow New Ones
Polycarpa mytiligera is a little tube-shaped creature called an ascidian, or sea squirt. It resides in tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific ... «Discover Magazine, Jun 15»
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Survival of the Gutless?Filter-Feeders Eject Internal Organs in …
A recent Tel Aviv University study published in Scientific Reports explores the ability of the tropical ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera, a common ... «HealthCanal.com, Jun 15»
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The Deeper Issues of the Worm Video Debate: PZ Myers's Misdirection
Myers accused me of not knowing the history of cell-lineage research, and cited the classic work of E.G. Conklin on ascidian embryos as ... «Discovery Institute, May 15»
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Nematodes are not designed, they evolved
... to track cell fates for at least that long — does no one remember Edwin G. Conklin and his gorgeous studies of ascidian development? «ScienceBlogs, Apr 15»
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Biofouling: Ocean Acidification Changes Make A Difference
... fifth of their original numbers, while sponges and some sea squirts (Ascidian Molgula sp) increased in number by double or even fourfold. «Science 2.0, Jan 15»
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Underwater flowerpots create havens for sea life
... of algae, sea snails, starfish, crabs, sponges, tubeworms, molluscs, bryozoans, an ascidian, invertebrates and rockpool fish living in the pots. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
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Mystery of 'Human Finger' Found on Beach Solved
... to be a dead solitary sea squirt (technically called an ascidian or tunicate), a type of sea-dwelling animal native to the Darwin region.”. «Discovery News, Jan 15»
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Mystery solved: Darwin's 'severed finger' that baffled police revealed …
“It was examined by Dr Richard Willan and Ms Suzanne Horner and determined to be a dead solitary sea squirt (technically called an ascidian ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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