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GROWN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of animals) fully developed
Example:
a grown woman
Synonyms:
adult; big; full-grown; fully grown; grown; grownup
Classified under:
Similar:
mature (having reached full natural growth or development)
Domain category:
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past participle of the verb grow
Context examples:
“Is Miss Darcy much grown since the spring?” said Miss Bingley; “will she be as tall as I am?”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
At sunset I try to hypnotise her, but alas! with no effect; the power has grown less and less with each day, and to-night it fail me altogether.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of Spitz, and their surprise was great now that Buck proceeded to lick them into shape.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes can be separated from other blood cells, grown in the laboratory, and then given to a patient to kill cancer cells.
(cytotoxic T lymphocyte, NCI Dictionary)
A cell culture system where fetal thymic cells are grown in vitro.
(Fetal Thymic Organ Culture, NCI Thesaurus)
Grown in the laboratory under controlled conditions.
(Incubated, NCI Dictionary)
Cytotoxic T cells can be separated from other blood cells, grown in the laboratory, and then given to a patient to kill cancer cells.
(cytotoxic T cell, NCI Dictionary)
The procedure of matching and synchronizing ring-width variations and other structural characteristics among trees that have grown in nearby areas, allowing the identification of the exact year in which the ring was formed.
(Crossdating, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
A mixture of two or more different kinds of cells that are grown together.
(Co-culture, NCI Dictionary)
A group of cells or organisms grown from a single progenitor.
(Colony, NCI Thesaurus)
