compartmentalize

(kŏm'pärt-mĕn'tl-īz', kəm-pärt'-)
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
To separate into distinct parts, categories, or compartments: "You learn . . . even the ability to compartmentalize ethics" (Ellen Goodman).

compartmentalization com'part·men'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.

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or compartmentalization

the unequal distribution of a metabolite, enzyme, or metabolic pathway between different parts of a cell (e.g. in cell organelles) or of a whole organism. Consequently only a part of the total of any given chemical present is apparently available for a given reaction. It may refer to morphologically recognizable structures or to metabolic pools.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - inddele i kategorier, sætte i bås

Nederlands (Dutch)
categoriseren, onderverdelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - compartimenter, catégoriser

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufgliedern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαιρώ σε διαμερίσματα ή (διοικητικά) τμήματα, (καθομ.) στεγανοποιώ πληροφορίες (κατά τμήματα)

Italiano (Italian)
categorizzare, compartimentalizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - compartimentar

Русский (Russian)
разделять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - compartimentar, dividir en compartimientos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - placera i olika fack

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
划分, 区分

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 劃分, 區分

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 구획으로 나누다, 칸을 막다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 区分する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضع في أصناف أو مقصورات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חילק לתאים, חילק לסוגים‬

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