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| in·ser·tion [ in súrsh'n ] (plural in·ser·tions) |
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1. addition: the act of putting something into something else
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2. something added: material that is inserted into a text
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3. attachment point: the point of attachment of something, e.g. the point at which a leaf is joined to its stem or a muscle to a bone it moves
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4. genetics inserted genetic material: a segment of DNA that is inserted into a gene sequence
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5. aerospace Same as injection (sense 8) (sense 9)
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 in·ser·tion·al adjective |
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