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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Repair-specific proliferative cells only appear at the time of injury.
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
Lifespan extension by preserving proliferative homeostasis in Drosophila.
From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2017
Ovulation marks the end of the proliferative phase as well as the end of the follicular phase.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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
