SEGREGATION
11 letters
13 Scrabble points
/sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/
Definition of SEGREGATION
noun
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The setting apart or separation of things or people, as a natural process, a manner of organizing people that may be voluntary or enforced by law.
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The setting apart in Mendelian inheritance of alleles, such that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring.
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Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
Related words:
apartheid
Source: Wiktionary
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Length
11 letters
Scrabble Score
13 points