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— English words —

• attenuation n. A gradual diminishing of strength.
• attenuation n. (Physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave…
• attenuation n. (Biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
• attenuation n. (Botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
• attenuation n. (Engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.
• attenuation n. (Homeopathy) The reduction of the active principles of medicines to minute doses.
• attenuation n. (Brewing) The proportion of sugar that is converted to ethanol by a yeast.

— English word, defined in French —

• attenuation n. Atténuation.

— In German —

• Attenuation S. Veraltet: Verdünnung, Abschwächung.
• Attenuation S. Biologie: Methode der Regulation der Genexpression durch…

— In French —

• atténuation n.f. Action d’atténuer, de diminuer ; résultat de cette action.
• atténuation n.f. (Vieilli) Affaiblissement, diminution de forces. Il n’est…
• atténuation n.f. (Médecine) Action des remèdes atténuants ; emploi de la…
• atténuation n.f. (Droit) (Vieilli) Diminution des charges contre un accusé…
• atténuation n.f. (Physique) Action de rendre ténu, c’est-à-dire de diviser…
• atténuation n.f. (Physique) Action d’atténuer un fluide, de le rendre plus…
• atténuation n.f. (Immunologie) Procédé par lequel on rend moins virulent…
• atténuation n.f. (Bactériologie) Système de contrôle de l’expression génique…
• atténuation n.f. (Électronique, Télécommunications) Affaiblissement d’un…

52 English words from 7 English definitions

active amplitude Biology Botany Brewing converted diminishing distance doses Engineering especially etc ethanol fabrication fine gradual Homeopathy into leaf level material medicines microorganism minute of␣a other out pathogen Physics point principles process property proportion reduction shape some strength stretched stretched␣out sugar tapering that that␣is the thin virulence wave weakening which with yeast

18 English words from 12 foreign definitions

action charges der des diminution dire Droit est expression forces Methode par Physique plus Regulation rend rendre virulent

34 foreign words from 12 foreign definitions

Abschwächung accusé Affaiblissement atténuants Atténuation atténuer Bactériologie Biologie c’est-à-dire cette contre contrôle de␣la diminuer diviser durch Électronique emploi fluide Genexpression génique Immunologie lequel Médecine moins Procédé remèdes résultat Système Télécommunications ténu Veraltet Verdünnung Vieilli

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

attenuations

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

hypoattenuations hyperattenuations space␣attenuations

12 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

deattenuation diattenuation reattenuation disattenuation isoattenuation nonattenuation hypoattenuation vasoattenuation hyperattenuation neuroattenuation space␣attenuation underattenuation

15 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

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21 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

aune Ett ETT Etta ita ITA net Net NET .NET nett Nett NOI noit OIt OIT Oita Ōita tau Tau TAU

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

attenuations

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