hy·per·pro·duc·tion
| \ ˌhī-pər-prə-ˈdək-shən
, -prō- \
, -prō- \
variants:
or hyper-production
Definition of hyperproduction
: excessive production, synthesis, or creation
Systemic scleroderma, for example, a disease of the connective tissue that results in hyperproduction of collagen, can sometimes wreak unstoppable havoc on the body's organs, hardening them into woodlike uselessness.— Natalie Angier
Other Words from hyperproduction
hyperproducer
\
ˌhī-pər-prə-ˈdü-sər
, -prō- , -ˈdyü-
\
or hyper-producer noun,
plural hyperproducers or hyper-producers
, -prō- , -ˈdyü-
\
or hyper-producer noun,
plural hyperproducers or hyper-producers
a bacterial hyperproducer of erythromycin
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hyperproduction
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hy·per·pro·duc·tion
| \ -prə-ˈdək-shən, -prō-
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Medical Definition of hyperproduction
: excessive production or synthesis
Systemic scleroderma, for example, a disease of the connective tissue that results in hyperproduction of collagen, can sometimes wreak unstoppable havoc on the body's organs, hardening them into woodlike uselessness.— Natalie Angier, The New York Times
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