differentiated

[dif-uh-ren-shee-eyt]

dif·fer·en·ti·ate

[dif-uh-ren-shee-eyt] verb, dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
2.
to change; alter.
3.
to perceive the difference in or between.
4.
to make different by modification, as a biological species.
5.
Mathematics. to obtain the differential or the derivative of.
verb (used without object)
6.
to become unlike or dissimilar; change in character.
7.
to make a distinction.
8.
Biology. (of cells or tissues) to change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.

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Differentiated is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1810–20; < Medieval Latin differentiātus distinguished (past participle of differentiāre), equivalent to Latin different(ia) difference + -ātus -ate1

dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion, noun
in·ter·dif·fer·en·ti·ate, verb (used with object), in·ter·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, in·ter·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing.
re·dif·fer·en·ti·ate, verb, re·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, re·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing.
self-dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing, adjective
un·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, adjective


1. set off. See distinguish. 3. separate.

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differentiated

adjective
1. made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different; "the differentiated markings of butterflies"; "the regionally differentiated results" [ant: undifferentiated
2. exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment 
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