(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 | the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation |
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority |
| (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires |
| the failure to develop some part or organ |