developing

de·vel·op·ing

D0177900 (dĭ-vĕl′ə-pĭng)adj. Having a relatively low level of industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity: studied the economies of developing nations.

de•vel•op•ing

(dɪˈvɛl ə pɪŋ)

adj. (of a nation or geographical area) not yet highly industrialized. [1765–75]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	developing - processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"developmentprocessing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"underdevelopment - (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast
Adj.	1.	developing - relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supplyunderdevelopednonindustrial - not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises; "a nonindustrial society"

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