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Period Of Slow Development Crossword Clue

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noun

• the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

• the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

• the conception and development of an idea or plan

23%5 Distinct period in development
noun

• any distinct time period in a sequence of events

• (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

• a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

• (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)

verb

• arrange in phases or stages

• adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition

23%10Development period
noun

• maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development

• (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

• sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

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