proliferate
verb (used with or without object)
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
proliferative
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a word derived from
proliferate.
Example Sentences
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"We think that when cells are taken out of the body and grown in the lab, they lose some of their 'stemness' and proliferative capacity and that doesn't happen here."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Together, resident stem cells and repair-specific proliferative cells allow rapid regeneration of the functional tentacle within a few days," Nakajima said, noting that jellyfish use their tentacles to hunt and feed.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023
Rather, the metabolic process switches on gene expression programs that lock the immune cells into a terminal effector state -- one in which they retain functional capability but their lifespans and proliferative capacity are curtailed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
After about five days, estrogen levels rise and the menstrual cycle enters the proliferative phase.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It is, however, only when the proliferative changes have come to predominate that the reparative process is effectively established by the production of healthy granulation tissue.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
