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acid-washing

acid-washing is the present participle and gerund of acid-wash.

Meaning of acid-wash

Verb

acid-wash (third-person singular simple present acid-washes, present participle acid-washing, simple past and past participle acid-washed)

  1. To treat (a material) with bleach so as to mottle or discolor it.
    • to acid-wash denim

Questions about acid-washing

What is acid-washing the present participle and gerund of?
Acid-washing is the present participle and gerund of acid-wash.

Words near acid-washing in the dictionary

  1. acid-tongued
  2. acid-wash
  3. acid-washable
  4. acid-washed
  5. acid-washes
  6. acid-washing
  7. acidaemia
  8. acidaemias
  9. acidaemic
  10. Acidalia
  11. acidaminuria

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