nodulation
(nɒdjʊˈleɪʃən)
[f. L. type *nōdul-āre (f. nōdulus nodule) + -ation.]
The process of becoming nodulated, or the result of this. (Cf. nodulate v.)
| 1872 Cohen Dis. Throat 138 To the touch the tumor appeared but little hard, without nodulations. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 50 After the stage of nodulation has lasted for a variable period, the final stage of ulceration sets in. 1924 Soil Sci. XVII. 439 Fellers found that under many conditions nodulation was increased by an application of phosphorus, calcium, or potassium. 1973 Nature 17 Aug. 459/1 Roots of Trema aspera Decaisne plants growing between rows of tea in..New Guinea showed abundant nodulation, similar to the nodules found on many tropical legumes. |