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Synonyms for ontogenesis in English

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ontogenesis:
- development; growth; maturation; growing; ontogenesis; ontogeny

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Detailed Synonyms for ontogenesis in English

ontogenesis:

ontogenesis [the ~] noun

the ontogenesis

– (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 ¹
the development; the growth; the maturation; the growing; the ontogenesis; the ontogeny
– (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 ¹
- development [the ~] noun
  - he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children¹
- growth [the ~] noun
- maturation [the ~] noun
- growing [the ~] noun
- ontogenesis [the ~] noun
- ontogeny [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "ontogenesis":

growth; growing; maturation; development; ontogeny; organic process; biological process

Antonyms for "ontogenesis":

nondevelopment

Related Definitions for "ontogenesis":

(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 level¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University