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Auxetic

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aux·e·sis  (ôg-zss, ôk-s-)
n.
Growth resulting from increase in cell size without cell division.
[Greek auxsis, growth, from auxanein, aux-, to grow; see aug- in Indo-European roots.]
aux·etic (ôg-ztk) adj.
aux·eti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.auxetic - of or relating to growth by auxesis
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