hyperproliferation

Noun

hyperproliferation (uncountable)

1. An abnormally high rate of proliferation of cells by rapid division; substantial overproliferation.
2. Synonym of overproliferation.
   • Sanctions will not work because Russia and China are helping North Korea’s nuclear missile program, accelerating capabilities to threaten the United States, a process that might be termed “hyperproliferation”: […] Some of the implications of hyperproliferation are that Russia and China are part of...2016 March 30, Peter Vincent Pry, “North Korea Nuclear Threat: ‘Hyperproliferation’ in North Korea”, in The Washington Times
   • And regional hyperproliferation becomes inevitable as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others seek shelter in going nuclear themselves.2015, Charles Krauthammer, The Providence Journal

   Synonyms:

   overproliferation