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teratogenesis vs growing

growing vs teratogenesis

teratogenesis and growing both are nouns.

teratogenesis is not an adjective while growing is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
teratogenesis Yes No No No
growing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, growing is a hypernym of teratogenesis; that is, growing is a word with a broader meaning than teratogenesis:
  • teratogenesis: the development of defects in an embryo
  • growing: (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
Other hypernyms of teratogenesis include development, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny.
teratogenesis (noun) growing (noun)
the development of defects in an embryo (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
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
teratogenesis (adjective) growing (adjective)
relating to or suitable for growth
Difference between teratogenesis and growing

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