Synonyms and Antonyms of ontogeny

synonym (synonym of ontogeny)

  • (noun.process)
    development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis
    (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing graduall more.. (noun.process)
     

antonym (antonym of ontogeny)

  • (noun.process)
    nondevelopment
    failure of normal development to occur (noun.process)
     

hypernym (ontogeny IS A KIND OF .... relation)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF ontogeny relation)

  • (noun.act)
    culture
    (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.process)
    amelogenesis
    the developmental process of forming tooth enamel (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    angiogenesis
    the formation of new blood vessels (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    apposition
    (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    auxesis
    growth from increase in cell size without cell division (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence
    the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis
    introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as more.. (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    cohesion
    (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    cultivation
    the process of fostering the growth of something (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    cytogenesis, cytogeny
    the origin and development and variation of cells (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    foliation, leafing
    (botany) the process of forming leaves (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    fructification
    the bearing of fruit (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    gametogenesis
    the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    germination, sprouting
    the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    habit
    the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    infructescence
    the fruiting stage of the inflorescence (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    intussusception
    (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    juvenescence
    the process of growing into a youth (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    life cycle
    the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization
    the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    morphogenesis
    differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism) (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    myelinisation, myelinization
    the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    neurogenesis
    the development of nerve tissues (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    palingenesis, recapitulation
    emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    proliferation
    growth by the rapid multiplication of parts (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    psychogenesis
    a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    psychomotor development
    progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    psychosexual development
    (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and more.. (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    rooting
    the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    suppression
    the failure to develop some part or organ (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    dentition, odontiasis, teething
    the eruption through the gums of baby teeth (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    teratogenesis
    the development of defects in an embryo (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    vegetation
    the process of growth in plants (noun.process)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • (noun.process)
    gastrulation
    the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells (noun.process)
     

derivation (.... is derived from ontogeny)

  • (verb.body)
    acquire, develop, get, grow, produce
    come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    grow
    increase in size by natural process (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce
    grow old or older (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    grow, maturate, mature
    develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    develop
    grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    ontogenetic
    of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms (adj.pert)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    developmental
    of or relating to or constituting development (adj.pert)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    maturational
    relating to or involved in maturation (adj.pert)
     

domain category (ontogeny is domain category of ....)

domain member category (.... is a member category of ontogeny domain)

  • (noun.time)
    isometry
    the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same (noun.time)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym part holonym derivation domain category development growing growth maturation ontogenesis nondevelopment biological process organic process culture amelogenesis angiogenesis apposition auxesis gastrulation acquire develop grow age maturate mature biological science biology
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. development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis . nondevelopment . biological process, organic process . culture . amelogenesis . angiogenesis . apposition . auxesis . anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence . caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis . cohesion . cultivation . cytogenesis, cytogeny . foliation, leafing . fructification . gametogenesis . germination, sprouting . habit . infructescence . intussusception . juvenescence . life cycle . masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization . morphogenesis . myelinisation, myelinization . neurogenesis . palingenesis, recapitulation . proliferation . psychogenesis . psychomotor development . psychosexual development . rooting . suppression . dentition, odontiasis, teething . teratogenesis . vegetation . gastrulation . acquire, develop, get, grow, produce . grow . age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce . grow, maturate, mature . develop . ontogenetic . developmental . maturational . biological science, biology . isometry


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