adj.
1.relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
2.gradually unfolding or growing (especially as of something latent)
3.making or becoming visible through or as if through the action of a chemical agent developing n.
1.processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Idiom of the Day
white elephant
a useless possession that is a nuisance and often very expensive to keep
They are having a white elephant sale at the school next week.