abjunction

English

Etymology

    From ab- (“away”) + junction (“to join”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /æbˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/
    • Hyphenation: ab‧junc‧tion

    Noun

    abjunction (countable and uncountable, plural abjunctions)

    1. (mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
    2. (logic) Synonym of material nonimplication.