- 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.
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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
