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proliferative
pro·lif·er·ate P0590600 (prə-lĭf′ə-rāt′)v. pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing, pro·lif·er·ates v.intr.1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.v.tr. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.
[Back-formation from proliferation, the act of proliferating, from French prolifération, from prolifère, procreative : Latin prōlēs, prōl-, offspring; see proliferous + Latin -fer, -fer.]
pro·lif′er·a′tion n.pro·lif′er·a′tive adj.pro·lif′er·a′tor n.Translations
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pro·lif·er·a·tive , proliferous (prō-lif'ĕr-ă-tiv, -ĕr-ŭs), Increasing the numbers of similar forms.pro·lif·er·a·tive , proliferous (prō-lif'ĕr-ă-tiv, -ĕr-ŭs) Increasing the numbers of similar forms. ThesaurusSeeproliferate |