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growth US English

The process of increasing in physical size

full growth US English

The greatest size that a plant or animal naturally attains; maturity

growth fund US English


growth ring US English


old-growth US English


growth factor US English

A substance, such as a vitamin or hormone, that is required for the stimulation of growth in living cells

growth stock US English

A company stock that tends to increase in capital value rather than yield high income

second growth US English

Woodland growth that replaces harvested or burned virgin forest

smart growth US English


economic growth US English


growth company US English

A company that is growing rapidly in comparison to other companies in its field or the economy as a whole

growth hormone US English

A hormone that stimulates growth in animal or plant cells, especially (in animals) a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland

growth industry US English

An industry that is developing particularly rapidly

mushroom growth US English

A sudden development or expansion

exponential growth US English


bovine growth hormone US English

A natural hormone in cattle that helps regulate growth and milk production and that may be produced artificially and given to dairy cattle to increase the yield of milk

epidermal growth factor US English

A mitogenic protein thought to be involved in such physical processes as normal cell growth, wound healing, and the formation of tumors

zero population growth US English


ingrowth US English

A thing that has grown inward or within something

growth US Thesaurus

population growth

growth English-Spanish

crecimiento m

Stability and Growth Pact English-Spanish

Pacto m de Estabilidad y Crecimiento

zero growth in zero English-Spanish

crecimiento m cero

capital growth in capital English-Spanish

aumento, del capital

clip off any dead growth in clip English-Spanish

corte/pode las ramas secas

growth/inflation has slowed considerably in slow English-Spanish

el ritmo de crecimiento/el índice de inflación ha disminuido considerablemente

growth in popularity/importance/status in growth English-Spanish

aumento de popularidad/importancia/prestigio

examine the rings: each represents a year's growth in each English-Spanish

observen los anillos: cada uno representa un año de crecimiento

prune away the dead branches to make way for the new growth in growth English-Spanish

pode las ramas secas para dejar crecer los brotes nuevos

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