growing
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1. (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | production, |
| definition | : | the act or process of producing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | epitaxy, |
| definition | : | growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | electronics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition) |
2. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | culture, |
| definition | : | (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | amelogenesis, |
| definition | : | the developmental process of forming tooth enamel (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | angiogenesis, |
| definition | : | the formation of new blood vessels (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | apposition, |
| definition | : | (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | auxesis, |
| definition | : | growth from increase in cell size without cell division (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis, |
| definition | : | introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cohesion, |
| definition | : | (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cultivation, |
| definition | : | the process of fostering the growth of something (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cytogenesis, cytogeny, |
| definition | : | the origin and development and variation of cells (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | foliation, leafing, |
| definition | : | (botany) the process of forming leaves (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | fructification, |
| definition | : | the bearing of fruit (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | gametogenesis, |
| definition | : | the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | germination, sprouting, |
| definition | : | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | habit, |
| definition | : | the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | infructescence, |
| definition | : | the fruiting stage of the inflorescence (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | intussusception, |
| definition | : | (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | juvenescence, |
| definition | : | the process of growing into a youth (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | life cycle, |
| definition | : | the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | morphogenesis, |
| definition | : | differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | neurogenesis, |
| definition | : | the development of nerve tissues (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | palingenesis, recapitulation, |
| definition | : | emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | proliferation, |
| definition | : | growth by the rapid multiplication of parts (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psychogenesis, |
| definition | : | a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psychogenesis, |
| definition | : | the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psychomotor development, |
| definition | : | progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psychosexual development, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | rooting, |
| definition | : | the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | suppression, |
| definition | : | the failure to develop some part or organ (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | teratogenesis, |
| definition | : | the development of defects in an embryo (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | vegetation, |
| definition | : | the process of growth in plants (noun.process) |
| part holonym | : | gastrulation, |
| definition | : | the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | isometry, |
| definition | : | the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same (noun.time) |
| antonym | : | nondevelopment, |
| definition | : | failure of normal development to occur (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | acquire, develop, get, grow, produce, |
| definition | : | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | grow, |
| definition | : | increase in size by natural process (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grow, |
| definition | : | cause to grow or develop (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grow, maturate, mature, |
| definition | : | develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | ontogenetic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | developmental, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or constituting development (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | maturational, |
| definition | : | relating to or involved in maturation (adj.pert) |
3. relating to or suitable for growth (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
4. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process)
| antonym | : | nondevelopment, |
| definition | : | failure of normal development to occur (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | acquire, develop, get, grow, produce, |
| definition | : | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | grow, |
| definition | : | increase in size by natural process (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grow, |
| definition | : | cause to grow or develop (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grow, maturate, mature, |
| definition | : | develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | ontogenetic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | developmental, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or constituting development (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | maturational, |
| definition | : | relating to or involved in maturation (adj.pert) |
5. relating to or suitable for growth (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, |
| definition | : | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process) |
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