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Proliferation



 
  The word proliferation can refer to:
  • Nuclear proliferation
    Nuclear proliferation

    Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information, to nations which are not recognized as "nuclear weapon States" by the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also known as the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty or NPT....
  • Chemical weapon proliferation
    Chemical weapon proliferation

    Despite numerous efforts to reduce or eliminate them, many nations continue to research and/or stockpile chemical weapon agents. Most states have joined the Chemical Weapons Convention, which requires the destruction of all chemical weapons by 2012....
  • Cell proliferation
    Cell growth

    The term cell growth is used in the contexts of Cell development and cell division . When used in the context of cell division, it refers to growth of cell populations, where one cell grows and divides to produce two "daughter cells"....
  • The proliferative phase of wound healing
    Wound healing

    Wound healing, or wound repair, is the body's natural process of regenerating dermis and Epidermis Biological tissue. When an individual is wounded, a set of complex biochemical events takes place in a closely orchestrated cascade to repair the damage....