Proliferation

[prə,lɪfə'reʃən]

(noun.) growth by the rapid multiplication of parts.

(noun.) a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); 'the proliferation of nuclear weapons'.

Inputed by Glenda--From WordNet

(n.) The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation.

(n.) The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.

Checker: Mortimer

Edited by Jeremy