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proliferative
English
Etymology
proliferate +? -ive
Adjective
proliferative (comparative more proliferative, superlative most proliferative)
- (not comparable, cytology) of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells
- 1988, Nydia G. Testa & Robert Peter Gale, Hematopoiesis: Long-Term Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation, Informa Health Care, ?ISBN, page 327:
- ...stem cells may thus lose some of their proliferative potential and thus 'age'...
- 2000, Yvonne A. & Christopher R. Barnett, Aging: Methods and Protocols, Humana Press, ?ISBN, page 40:
- cultures of cells may be considered to have reached the end of their proliferative lifespan when the cell number fails to double.
- 2007, Eduardo M. Torres et al., "Effects of Aneuploidy on Cellular Physiology and Cell Division in Haploid Yeast," Science 317(5840), 904, page 916:
- We conclude that aneuploidy causes not only a proliferative disadvantage but also a set of phenotypes...
- 1988, Nydia G. Testa & Robert Peter Gale, Hematopoiesis: Long-Term Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation, Informa Health Care, ?ISBN, page 327:
- proliferating; tending to proliferate
- 1940, Albert B. Sabin and Joel Warren, "The Curative Effect of Certain Gold Compounds on Experimental Proliferative, Chronic Arthritis in Mice," Journal of Bacteriology 40(6):
- ...they give rise to a progressive, proliferative, chronic arthritis.
- 1940, Albert B. Sabin and Joel Warren, "The Curative Effect of Certain Gold Compounds on Experimental Proliferative, Chronic Arthritis in Mice," Journal of Bacteriology 40(6):
Derived terms
Noun
proliferative (plural proliferatives)
- Such a cell
See also
- proliferational
Italian
Adjective
proliferative
- feminine plural of proliferativo
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fruitful
English
Alternative forms
- fruitfull (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit +? -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?u?tf?l/
- Hyphenation: fruit?ful
Adjective
fruitful (comparative more fruitful, superlative most fruitful)
- Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
- Synonym: fertile
- Antonyms: barren, infertile, unfruitful
- Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:productive
- Antonym: unfruitful
Synonyms
- fruitious (obsolete)
Related terms
- fruitfully
- fruitfulness
Translations
References
- fruitful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- fruitful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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