n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ˌ di-f ə - ˌ ren-ch ē - ' ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1915
: reversion of specialized structures (as cells) to a more generalized or primitive condition often as a preliminary to major physiological or structural change
– de · dif · fer · en · ti · ate \ - ' ren-ch ē - ˌ ā t \ intransitive verb