auxetic
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From Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, “growing, promoting growth, productive”).
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auxetic (comparative more auxetic, superlative most auxetic)
- (chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
- (pathology) Relating to auxesis
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auxetic (plural auxetics)
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