growth
n
1 the process or act of growing, esp. in organisms following assimilation of food
2 an increase in size, number, significance, etc.
3 something grown or growing
a new growth of hair
5 any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour
6 modifier of, relating to, causing or characterized by growth a growth industry, growth hormone
growth curve
n a curve on a graph in which a variable is plotted against time to illustrate the growth of the variable
growth factor
n any of several substances present in serum that induce growth of cells. Excessive amounts of growth factor may be associated with the production of cancer cells
growth hormone
n a hormone synthesized in and secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that promotes growth of the long bones in the limbs and increases the synthesis of protein essential for growth, (Also called)
somatotrophin
growth ring
n another name for →
annual ring
growth shares
pl n (Finance) ordinary shares with good prospects of appreciation in yield and value
growth substance
n (Botany) any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
second growth
n natural regrowth of a forest after fire, cutting, or some other disturbance