agonescence
A halting of the growth of a colony of cellsA halting of the growth of a colony of cells.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A halting of the growth of a colony of cells.
Origin
Coined by Thea D. Tlsty et al. in a 2001 paper. Explained as Latin agōn (“contest”) + -escCoined by Thea D. Tlsty et al. in a 2001 paper. Explained as Latin agōn (“contest”) + -escence.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedagonescent
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable