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🧬 Ability to grow 📐 Can be flattened 🏗️ Can be improved
developability

developability

7.8
How well a cell, tissue, or organism can grow and turn into its normal form
  • noun
  • /dɪˌvɛləpəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desarrollabilidad
  • The developability of stem cells is crucial for regenerative medicine.

Examples

  • Researchers measured the developability of the embryos to predict their chances of survival.

  • Genetic factors can influence the developability of certain plant species in the laboratory.

  • The developability of these cells is crucial for successful tissue engineering.

  • Researchers are studying the developability of various tissues.

  • Researchers measured the developability of the embryos to predict their chances of survival.

  • The developability of these cells is crucial for successful tissue engineering.

  • The developability of various tissues is being researched to enhance medical treatments.

Synonyms

viability
vsdevelopability
  • Specialized
6 6.6

Whether a living thing can grow and survive

focuses on capacity for normal development and cell differentiation rather than survival

Surface Forms

developability singular
developabilities plural

Morphology

developability = developable (transparent) = develop + able + ity

Formed from the adjective 'developable' with the nominalizing suffix '-ity', a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Developability comes from the word develop, which originally meant 'to unwrap' or 'unfold', and the ending -ability means 'can be'. Think of a cell or embryo that can 'open up' and grow into different parts, so developability is the ability of those cells to develop normally.