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n. (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

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adj. increasing in size or degree or amount; "her growing popularity"; "growing evidence of a world depression"; "a growing city"; "growing businesses"

growing

adj. relating to or suitable for growth; "the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather"

growing, flourishing, thriving

adj. having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; "flourishing crops"; "flourishing chicks"; "a growing boy"; "fast-growing weeds"; "a thriving deer population"

growing, incremental, increasing

adj. increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"

phase

n. (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"

development, evolution

n. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"

change

n. the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains"

teeming

adj. abundantly filled with especially living things; "the Third World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard"

accelerative, acceleratory

adj. tending to increase velocity

accretionary

adj. marked or produced by accretion

accretive

adj. growing by accretion

rising

adj. increasing in amount or degree: "rising prices"

augmentative

adj. increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'"

expanding

adj. increasing in size or area or volume or bulk or range: "an expanding universe"; "our expanding work load"

aflare, flaring

adj. streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flags aflare in the breeze"

incorporative

adj. growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories; "the Russian Empire was a typical incorporative state"

lengthening

adj. increasing in length: "the lengthening days of February"

maximizing, maximising

adj. making as great as possible

multiplicative

adj. tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree; "the multiplicative tendency of proportional representation"

profit-maximizing, profit-maximising

adj. making the profit as great as possible; "the profit-maximizing price"

raising

adj. increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"

flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked

adj. having the pinkish flush of health

bouncing

adj. vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby"

firm

adj. possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"

hale, whole

adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

hearty

adj. consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"

hearty, full-blooded, lusty, red-blooded

adj. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"

rubicund, ruddy, florid, sanguine

adj. inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"

well-preserved

adj. used of older persons who are healthy

wholesome

adj. sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"

advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern

adj. ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"

advancing, forward, forward-moving

adj. moving forward

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