harvesting

harvesting
1. The process involved in gathering ripened crops.
2. The collection of cells from cell cultures or of organs from donors for the purpose of transplantation.

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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  • harvesting — UK US /ˈhɑːvɪstɪŋ/ noun [U] ► COMMERCE the process of continuing to make as much profit as possible from a product or business while spending as little as possible on it: »Companies may pursue a harvesting strategy when they have cash flow… …   Financial and business terms

  • Harvesting — Har vest*ing, a. & n., from {Harvest}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Harvesting ant} (Zo[ o]l.), any species of ant which gathers and stores up seeds for food. Many species are known. [1913 Webster] Note: The species found in Southern Europe and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Harvesting — Harvest Har vest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harvested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Harvesting}.] To reap or gather, as any crop. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • harvesting — derliaus dorojimas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Derliaus ėmimas nuo laukų ir vėlesni darbai (gabenimas, valymas, rūšiavimas, džiovinimas, dėjimas į sandėlius). atitikmenys: angl. harvesting rus. уборка урожая …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • harvesting strategy — ➔ strategy * * * harvesting strategy UK US noun [C or U] COMMERCE ► a method used to make as much profit as possible from a product or business while spending as little as possible on it …   Financial and business terms

  • Harvesting ant — Harvesting Har vest*ing, a. & n., from {Harvest}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Harvesting ant} (Zo[ o]l.), any species of ant which gathers and stores up seeds for food. Many species are known. [1913 Webster] Note: The species found in Southern Europe… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Harvesting the Heart (novel) — infobox Book | name = Harvesting the Heart image caption = author = Jodi Picoult country = United States language = English genre = Novel publisher = Viking release date = 1993 media type = Print ( Hardcover Paperback ) pages = isbn = ISBN 0 613… …   Wikipedia

  • harvesting — noun The gathering of a mature crop, a harvest …   Wiktionary

  • harvesting — Synonyms and related words: architecture, assembly, building, casting, composition, construction, conversion, crafting, craftsmanship, creation, crop, cropping, cultivation, cutting, devising, elaboration, erection, extraction, fabrication,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • harvesting — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gathering, collecting, reaping; see accumulation , collection 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • harvesting — The collecting of produce from a crop …   Combined glossary of agriculture

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