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adj
Of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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adj
Proliferating; tending to proliferate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Such a cell
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History
Etymology tree English proliferate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English proliferative From proliferate + -ive.
