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decussating

decussating is the present participle and gerund of decussate.

Meaning of decussate

Verb

decussate (third-person singular simple present decussates, present participle decussating, simple past and past participle decussated)

  1. To form an X or to cross or intersect.
    • The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.1949, Herbert Eugene Walter, Leonard Perkins Sayles, Biology of the Vertebrates

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Questions about decussating

What is decussating the present participle and gerund of?
Decussating is the present participle and gerund of decussate.

Words near decussating in the dictionary

  1. decussant
  2. decussate
  3. decussated
  4. decussately
  5. decussates
  6. decussating
  7. decussation
  8. decussations
  9. decussative
  10. decussatively
  11. decussorium

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