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carcinizes

carcinizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carcinize.

Meaning of carcinize

Verb

carcinize (third-person singular simple present carcinizes, present participle carcinizing, simple past and past participle carcinized)

  1. (evolutionary theory) Of a species, to take on a cancroid form in the course of evolution.
    • partially carcinized
    Synonyms:
    crabbify

Questions about carcinizes

What is carcinizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Carcinizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carcinize.

Words near carcinizes in the dictionary

  1. carcinisation
  2. carcinise
  3. carcinization
  4. carcinize
  5. carcinized
  6. carcinizes
  7. carcinizing
  8. carcino-
  9. carcinocyte
  10. carcinocytes
  11. carcinoecia

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