ontogeny
/ɑn'tɑdʒəni/
noun
8 letters4 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level.
WORD FORMS
Related formontogenetic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinontogenyway
Starts & ends withO … Y
Syllableson · tog · e · ny
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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