REPRODUCTION Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word reproduction. (close relations)
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| procreation | nounn | |||||
noun • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||||||
| replication | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of making copies • (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division • a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) • (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer • the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves • copy that is not the original; something that has been copied • the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion | ||||||
| breeding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community • the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring adjective satellite • producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring | ||||||
| cloning | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell) | ||||||
| copying | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • an act of copying | ||||||
| dissemination | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate • the property of being diffused or dispersed • the act of dispersing or diffusing something | ||||||
| duplication | nounn | |||||
noun • a copy that corresponds to an original exactly • the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something | ||||||
| generation | nounn | |||||
noun • all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age • group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent • the normal time between successive generations • a stage of technological development or innovation • a coming into being • the production of heat or electricity • the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production | ||||||
| increase | verbv | |||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||
| multiplication | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production • a multiplicative increase • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed | ||||||
| propagation | nounn | |||||
noun • the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions • the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production • the movement of a wave through a medium | ||||||
| replica | nounn | |||||
noun • copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | ||||||
| repro | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on the page. • The act of reproducing new individuals biologically. • The act of making copies. • A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate. • The reproduction, reprinting and copying of graphics, especially using electromechanical or photographic methods verb • To reproduce (a bug or problem). | ||||||
| facts of life | nounn | |||||
noun • the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||||||
| reproductive memory | nounn | |||||
noun • recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall | ||||||
