growth
- n (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
- n a progression from simpler to more complex forms
the growth of culture - n a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
the growth of population - n vegetation that has grown
a growth of trees
the only growth was some salt grass - n the gradual beginning or coming forth
- n (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
- n something grown or growing
a growth of hair
growth-onset diabetes
- n severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
growth factor
- n a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth
growth hormone
- n a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
growth hormone-releasing factor
- n a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
growth regulator
- n (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone
growth stock
- n stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to
groyne
- n a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
grozny
- n the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
groznyy
- n the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
grub
- n informal terms for a meal
- n a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
- v ask for and get free; be a parasite
- v search about busily