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noun.
(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
noun.
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
adjective.
relating to or suitable for growth
Word Usage
"But marriage is proving an increasingly profitable enterprise for a growing number of American men who earn less than a growing number of better educated spouses."