hyperproliferation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An abnormally high rate of proliferation of cells by rapid division; substantial overproliferation.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Sanctions will not work because Russia and China are helping North Korea’s nuclear missile program, accelerating capabilities to threaten the United States, a process that might be termed “hyperproliferation”: […] Some of the implications of hyperproliferation are that Russia and China are part of the problem, not part of the solution; that hyperproliferation by these actors is a weapon in the New Cold War; and that we should reassess the nuclear missile threat from other nations of concern — including Pakistan and Iran."
- "And regional hyperproliferation becomes inevitable as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others seek shelter in going nuclear themselves."
- "There is no greater spur to hyperproliferation than the furling of the American nuclear umbrella."
Etymology
From hyper- + proliferation.