HYPERTROPHYING

Verb

hypertrophying

present participle of hypertrophy

Source: Wiktionary


HYPERTROPHY

Hy*per"tro*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. hypertrophie.] (Med. & Biol.)

Definition: A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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