Noun

(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.

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(uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

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Of more significance in the nature of branch development ; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.

(countable) Something which has developed.

(real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings, real estate development.

(real estate, uncountable) The building of a real estate development.

(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (''cf. research).

(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

(music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form.

Noun

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(anatomy, dentistry) The process of the development of cementum.

* 2002 , John Ide Ingle, Leif K. Bakland, Endodontics , Volume 1, page 28,

These enamel-like aberrations in cementogenesis are intriguing and could offer new insights and strategies to regenerate acellular cementum.

* 2007 , Brian L. Foster, Tracy E. Popowics, Hanson K. Fong, Martha J.Somerman, Advances in Defining Regulators of Cementum Development and Periodontal Regeneration'', in Gerald P. Schatten (editor), ''Current Topics in Developmental Biology , Volume 78, page 68,

Evidence supporting a role for EMPs^{[enamel matrix proteins]} in cementogenesis has been accumulating from investigations employing immunohistochemistry, in situ'' hybridization, and ''in vitro assays, all supporting EMP expression by HERS^{[Hertwig's epithelial root sheath]} cells in several species.

* 2010 , Peter S. Ungar, Mammal Teeth: Origin, Evolution, and Diversity , page 23,

Cementogenesis persists throughout the life of the tooth, allowing for continuous reattachment of the periodontal ligaments.