Definition of Sprouting

1. Noun. The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow.

Exact synonyms: Germination
Generic synonyms: Development, Growing, Growth, Maturation, Ontogenesis, Ontogeny
Derivative terms: Germinate, Germinate, Sprout, Sprout

Definition of Sprouting

1. sprout [v] - See also: sprout

Medical Definition of Sprouting

1. Production of new processes (outgrowths) by nerve cells, for example by embryonic neurons undergoing primary differentiation, by adult neurons in response to nervous system damage or by dissociated neurons redifferentiating in culture. (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sprouting

spritzing
sprocket
sprockets
sprocket wheel
sprocket wheel
sprod
sprod
sprods
sprog
sprogs
sprong
sprout
sprout
sprouted
sprouting (current term)
sprouting (current term)
sprouts
spruce
spruce
spruced
spruced up
sprucely
spruceness
sprucenesses
sprucer
spruces
sprucest
spruce bark beetle
spruce beer
spruce gall aphid

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