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virilisation vs growing

growing vs virilisation

virilisation and growing both are nouns.

virilisation is not an adjective while growing is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
virilisation Yes No No No
growing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, growing is a hypernym of virilisation; that is, growing is a word with a broader meaning than virilisation:
  • virilisation: the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
  • 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 virilisation include development, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny.
virilisation (noun) growing (noun)
the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) (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
virilisation (adjective) growing (adjective)
relating to or suitable for growth
Difference between virilisation and growing

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