"proliferative" meaning in English

See proliferative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more proliferative [comparative], most proliferative [superlative]
Etymology: From proliferate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|proliferate|ive}} proliferate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} proliferative (comparative more proliferative, superlative most proliferative)
  1. (not comparable, cytology) of or pertaining to proliferation, especially of cells Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cytology
    Sense id: en-proliferative-en-adj-5RzSfZc~ Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. proliferating; tending to proliferate
    Sense id: en-proliferative-en-adj-OMEqCwPN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 54 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 19 64 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 62 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 61 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

Forms: proliferatives [plural]
Etymology: From proliferate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|proliferate|ive}} proliferate + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} proliferative (plural proliferatives)
  1. Such a cell Related terms: proliferational
    Sense id: en-proliferative-en-noun-~dZU0z1R

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