growth factor
- noun
- /ɡroʊθ ˈfæktər/
- Specialized
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factor de crecimiento
- Investing in education is increasingly seen as a vital growth factor for improving social mobility.
You see that the growth factor has changed from our old E to the AT.
- You see that the growth factor has changed from our old E to the AT.
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Entrepreneurship will explode as a major economic growth factor.
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Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is one of the most ubiquitous of the peptide regulatory growth factors.
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In MND, three growth factors have been or are being tested.
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The only way to resolve such a causation question would again be to examine covariates, in this case, variables that measure fundamental growth factors, like infrastructure quality and business policies.
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Holgate also has pointed out that this response occurs as a consequence of activation of the epithelial-mesenchymal unit, involving reciprocal activities of growth factors belonging to the fibroblast growth factor, epidermal growth factor, and transforming growth factor families.
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Holgate also has pointed out that this response occurs as a consequence of activation of the epithelial-mesenchymal unit, involving reciprocal activities of growth factors belonging to the fibroblast growth factor, epidermal growth factor, and transforming growth factor families.
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Holgate also has pointed out that this response occurs as a consequence of activation of the epithelial-mesenchymal unit, involving reciprocal activities of growth factors belonging to the fibroblast growth factor, epidermal growth factor, and transforming growth factor families.
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Holgate also has pointed out that this response occurs as a consequence of activation of the epithelial-mesenchymal unit, involving reciprocal activities of growth factors belonging to the fibroblast growth factor, epidermal growth factor, and transforming growth factor families.
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In a study of attitudes and perceptions of choral directors and their high school administrators published in 1989, researcher Jacob H. Rittenhouse found that choral directors were primarily interested in musical and educational growth factors related to participation in competitive or rated events, while their administrators were more interested in the final rating and associated honor.
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Innovation is a critical growth factor in sustaining economic development in today's world.
Synonyms
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2.1
A thing that helps cause a result
Antonyms
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6.6
Something that makes people less likely to do something, often by fear of punishment
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a factor that contributes to growth' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'growth' (increase, development) with 'factor' (an element that influences an outcome). This is a straightforward, compositional noun–noun construction common across languages and domains, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Growth factor paints the picture of something like sunlight or fertilizer that helps a plant grow: growth (getting bigger) and factor (a thing that causes it). So it means a condition or thing that helps an economy or system 'grow'.