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ontogeny
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…
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- O
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- NTOGEN
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɒnˈtɒdʒəni
Meaning
Definitions
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
“he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”
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Example Sentences
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
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