PROLIFERATION


Meaning of PROLIFERATION in English

/preuh lif'euh ray"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.

2. a rapid and often excessive spread or increase: nuclear proliferation.

[ 1855-60; PROLIFERATE + -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .