Proliferative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Proliferative is an adjective meaning (not comparable, cytology) Of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells.
Meaning
(not comparable, cytology) Of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells.
More Meanings
- Proliferating; tending to proliferate.
- Such a cell
Example Sentences
...they give rise to a progressive, proliferative, chronic arthritis.
...stem cells may thus lose some of their proliferative potential and thus 'age'.
We conclude that aneuploidy causes not only a proliferative disadvantage but also a set of phenotypes.
cultures of cells may be considered to have reached the end of their proliferative lifespan when the cell number fails to double.
Word Forms
- proliferatives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spread, generative, multiplying, fertile, propagative, reproductive.
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