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heightener

1 7.9

Something put on plants or young animals to help them grow taller

noun
/ˈhaɪtənər/

: promotor de crecimiento

The new formula acts as a heightener for young plants, resulting in noticeably taller growth.

Examples

The gardener applied a heightener to the seedlings to encourage stronger, taller stems this season.
Some farmers use a heightener to help their crops grow more quickly during the early stages.
The heightener helped the plants grow taller.
Many gardeners use a heightener to boost plant growth.
The gardener applied a heightener to the seedlings to encourage stronger, taller stems this season.
Some farmers use a heightener to help their crops grow more quickly during the early stages.
The new formula acts as a heightener for young plants, resulting in noticeably taller growth.

Synonyms

enhancer

vsheightener

21 4.8

Something added to make another thing work, look, or taste better

is limited to causing taller biological growth rather than general improvement

growth regulator

vsheightener

Specialized

1 5.1

A natural or man-made substance in plants that controls how they grow and develop

focuses specifically on increasing height rather than regulating all growth

Antonyms

stunting

Specialized

1 6.6

A child who grows much less than normal because of poor food or illness

How Tall

heightener

1 7.9

growth hormone

Specialized

26 3.5

fertilizer

97 3.0

nutrient

121 3.1

Surface Forms

heightener singular

heighteners plural

Morphology

heightener = heighten (transparent) = height + en + er

The nominal meaning 'a thing that heightens (growth)' follows directly from adding '-er' to the verb 'heighten'.

Etymology

The word heightener is built from height with -en 'make' and -er 'thing that'. In gardening or farming a heightener is simply 'a thing that helps grow taller', so the name fits any treatment made to increase plant or young animal height.