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decorticating

decorticating is the present participle and gerund of decorticate.

Meaning of decorticate

Verb

decorticate (third-person singular simple present decorticates, present participle decorticating, simple past and past participle decorticated)

  1. (ergative, transitive) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
    • […] but its striking white trunk, which changes to a bright pink in late spring or summer just before it decorticates, makes it a handsome species.1962, Lindsay Dixon Pryor, Trees in Canberra, page 89
  2. (transitive) To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.

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Questions about decorticating

What is decorticating the present participle and gerund of?
Decorticating is the present participle and gerund of decorticate.

Words near decorticating in the dictionary

  1. Decorte
  2. Decortes
  3. decorticate
  4. decorticated
  5. decorticates
  6. decorticating
  7. decortication
  8. decortications
  9. decorticator
  10. decorticators
  11. decortification

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