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abscissing

abscissing is the present participle and gerund of absciss.

Meaning of absciss

Verb

absciss (third-person singular simple present abscisses, present participle abscissing, simple past and past participle abscissed)

  1. (transitive) To cut off by abscission.
  2. (intransitive) To separate (as a leaf from a twig) by abscission.

Questions about abscissing

What is abscissing the present participle and gerund of?
Abscissing is the present participle and gerund of absciss.

Words near abscissing in the dictionary

  1. abscissae
  2. abscissas
  3. abscissed
  4. abscisses
  5. abscissin
  6. abscissing
  7. abscissins
  8. abscissio infiniti
  9. abscission
  10. abscission layer
  11. abscission layers

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