Growing (Noun)
Meaning 1
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Meaning 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; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The growing of a seedling into a mature plant is a complex process involving many stages.
- The growing of a fetus during pregnancy is a highly regulated and coordinated process.
- The growing of a child's bones is influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
- The growing of a tumor is often characterized by uncontrolled cell division and invasion of surrounding tissues.
- The growing of a coral reef is a slow process that requires specific conditions and a delicate balance of organisms.
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Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Palingenesis
- Infructescence
- Kainogenesis
- Germination
- Juvenescence
- Vegetation
- Psychogenesis
- Intussusception
- Masculinization
- Psychomotor Development
- Cenogenesis
- Habit
- Foliation
- Teratogenesis
- Cainogenesis
- Gametogenesis
- Inflorescence
- Myelinization
- Teething
- Morphogenesis
- Suppression
- Blossoming
- Cohesion
- Neurogenesis
- Psychosexual Development
- Fructification
- Apposition
- Angiogenesis
- Caenogenesis
- Life Cycle
- Cultivation
- Virilization
- Florescence
- Cytogenesis
- Auxesis
- Odontiasis
- Virilisation
- Amelogenesis
- Efflorescence
- Anthesis
- Proliferation
- Rooting
- Culture