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calcificating

calcificating is the present participle and gerund of calcificate.

Meaning of calcificate

Verb

calcificate (third-person singular simple present calcificates, present participle calcificating, simple past and past participle calcificated)

  1. (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To calcify.
    • That which applies to calcificating coral-line, might also apply to sceleractinian corals.1993 April 21, Steve Tyree, “Algae Scrubbers [M]”, in alt.aquaria (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2022

Questions about calcificating

What is calcificating the present participle and gerund of?
Calcificating is the present participle and gerund of calcificate.

Words near calcificating in the dictionary

  1. calcifiable
  2. calcific
  3. calcificate
  4. calcificated
  5. calcificates
  6. calcificating
  7. calcification
  8. calcifications
  9. calcificatious
  10. calcified
  11. calcifier

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