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Inclusion

/inˈklo͞oZHən/

Noun, pl. inclusions

(Science)
1. A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, enclosed in the mass of a mineral. (biology-online.org)

2. (Geology) A solid, liquid, or gaseous foreign body enclosed in a mineral or rock. (thefreedictionary.com)

3. (Biology) A nonliving mass, such as a droplet of fat, in the cytoplasm of a cell. (thefreedictionary.com)

4. (Computer Science) A logical operation that assumes the second statement of a pair is true if the first one is true. (thefreedictionary.com)

(General)
1. The act of including or the state of being included. (biology-online.org)

2. Something included. (thefreedictionary.com)

Word origin: From Latin inclusionem (nominative inclusio) “a shutting up, confinement,” noun of action from past participle stem of includere