adjective.
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.
verb.
Present participle of develop.
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noun.
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
adjective.
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
Word Usage
" Some of the analyses or the evaluations have focused, for example, on the effects on the developing reproductive system or the developing nervous system."