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nongrowth

noun
non·​growth | \ ˌnän-ˈgrōth How to pronounce nongrowth (audio) \

Definition of nongrowth

: lack of growth a period of nongrowth for the company In certain warm climates, as well as cold ones, there is no sharp division between seasons of growth and nongrowth.— John L. Feirer

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 When placed against the scalp for eight minutes three times a week, the laser light seems to have the ability to take dormant hair follicles that are in the resting, or nongrowth, phase into the anagen, or growth, phase. — Nicole Catanese, Harper's BAZAAR, "Can You Make Your Hair Grow Faster?," 28 Aug. 2015

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First Known Use of nongrowth

1841, in the meaning defined above

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