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carcinizing

carcinizing is the present participle and gerund 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 carcinizing

What is carcinizing the present participle and gerund of?
Carcinizing is the present participle and gerund of carcinize.

Words near carcinizing in the dictionary

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

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