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• Superordinate

  [adjective, noun soo-per-awr-dn-it; verb soo-per-awr-dn-eyt] /adjective, noun ˌsu pərˈɔr dn ɪt; verb ˌsu pərˈɔr dnˌeɪt/ adjective 1. of higher degree in condition or rank. 2. Logic. (of a universal proposition) related to a particular proposition of the same quality and containing the same terms in the same order. noun 3. a superordinate person or thing. […]

• Superordination

  [soo-per-awr-dn-ey-shuh n] /ˌsu pərˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order. 2. Ecclesiastical. the ordination by an official of his or her successor.

• Superorganic

  [soo-per-awr-gan-ik] /ˌsu pər ɔrˈgæn ɪk/ adjective, Sociology, Anthropology. 1. of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society. superorganic /ˌsuːpərɔːˈɡænɪk/ adjective 1. (sociol) (no longer widely used) relating to those aspects of a culture that are conceived as being superior to […]

• Superorganism

  noun 1. a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes. 2. a form of life considered as an entity; an animal, plant, fungus, protistan, or moneran. 3. any organized body or system conceived of as analogous to a living being: the governmental organism. 4. any complex thing or system […]

• Superovulate

  [soo-per-ov-yuh-leyt, -oh-vyuh-] /ˌsu pərˈɒv yəˌleɪt, -ˈoʊ vyə-/ (of humans, domestic animals, etc.) verb (used without object), superovulated, superovulating. 1. to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment. verb (used with object), superovulated, superovulating. 2. to cause to superovulate. superovulate su·per·o·vu·late (sōō’pər-ō’vyə-lāt’, -ŏv’yə-) v. su·per·o·vu·lat·ed, su·per·o·vu·lat·ing, su·per·o·vu·lates To […]

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