formative tissue

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• formative — formatively, adv. formativeness, n. /fawr meuh tiv/, adj. 1. giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding: a formative process in manufacturing. 2. pertaining to formation or development: a child s most formative years. 3. Biol. a …   Universalium

• formative — /ˈfɔmətɪv / (say fawmuhtiv) adjective 1. giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; moulding. 2. relating to formation or development: the formative period of a nation. 3. Biology a. capable of developing new cells or tissue by cell… …  

• formative — form•a•tive [[t]ˈfɔr mə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) giving form or shape; forming; shaping 2) pertaining to formation or development: a child s formative years[/ex] 3) dvl a) capable of developing new cells or tissue by cell division and differentiation:… …   From formal English to slang

• formative — for·ma·tive fȯr mət iv adj capable of alteration by growth and development also producing new cells and tissues * * * for·ma·tive (forґmə tiv) concerned in the origination and development of an organism, part, or tissue …   Medical dictionary

• formative — form·a·tive || fÉ”rmÉ™tɪv / fɔːm adj. giving form, constructive; pertaining to development; capable of developing new cells or tissue (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

• form´a|tive|ness — form|a|tive «FR muh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with formation or development; forming; molding: »Home and school are the chief formative influences in a child s life. 2. Grammar. used to form words. Words are often made from… …   Useful english dictionary

• form´a|tive|ly — form|a|tive «FR muh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with formation or development; forming; molding: »Home and school are the chief formative influences in a child s life. 2. Grammar. used to form words. Words are often made from… …   Useful english dictionary

• form|a|tive — «FR muh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with formation or development; forming; molding: »Home and school are the chief formative influences in a child s life. 2. Grammar. used to form words. Words are often made from other words by …   Useful english dictionary

• Flowering plant — Flowering plants Temporal range: Early Cretaceous Recent …   Wikipedia

• matrix — ma•trix [[t]ˈmeɪ trɪks, ˈmæ [/t]] n. pl. ma•tri•ces [[t]ˈmeɪ trɪˌsiz, ˈmæ [/t]] ma•trix•es 1) something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates 2) anat. zool. a formative tissue, as the epithelium from which nails …   From formal English to slang

• secondary — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. of second rank, importance, or value b. of, relating to, or constituting the second strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists < the fourth syllable of basketball team… …   New Collegiate Dictionary