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Life cycle
The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
📖 Definitions of "Life cycle"
noun
- 1
The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
- 2
(by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Life cycle"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| agenoun | (countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes) |
| cyclenoun | A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence. |
| lifenoun | (uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
| lifecyclenoun | Alternative spelling of life cycle. [(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.] |
| lifespannoun | (biology) The length of time for which an organism lives. |
| lifetimenoun | The duration of the life of someone or something. |
| roundnoun | (physical) Of shape: |
| life-cyclenoun | Alternative form of life cycle. [(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.] |
| life historynoun | (biology) The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death. |
| lifecoursenoun | The chronological sequence of events in a life |
| lifestagenoun | Any particular stage in a person's life, or in the life cycle of an organism |
| circle of lifenoun | The natural cycle of procreation, birth, life, death and predation. |
| developmental biologynoun | (biology) The study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms from their conception through reaching physical maturity. |
| biocyclenoun | (biology) Any cyclic biological process |
| cell cyclenoun | (cytology) The life cycle of eukaryotic cells from a quiescent beginning, growth, duplication of DNA followed by mitosis and division. |
| ovarian cyclenoun | (physiology) The cycle associated with the maturation of the oocyte and its discharge from the ovary, from where it passes through the oviduct to the uterus. |
| stadiumnoun | A venue where sporting events are held. |
| ontogenesisnoun | The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood. |
| sexual maturitynoun | (biology, of an organism) The stage when an organism can reproduce, though this is dissimilar from adulthood. |
| life sciencenoun | Any of the sciences dealing with living organisms, such as biology and zoology. |
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