Proliferation

The word proliferation can refer to:

Nuclear proliferation
Chemical weapon proliferation
Cell proliferation
The proliferative phase of wound healing

Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of Nuclear weapons, fissile material and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations Despite numerous efforts to reduce or eliminate them many nations continue to research and/or stockpile Chemical weapon agents The term cell growth is used in two different ways in Biology. Wound healing, or wound repair, is the body's natural process of regenerating dermal and epidermal tissue.

Dictionary

-noun

(uncountable) the process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction
(countable) the act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement
(countable) the result of building up; buildup, accretion
(uncountable) the spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them

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