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defibered

defibered is the simple past and past participle of defiber.

Meaning of defiber

Verb

defiber (third-person singular simple present defibers, present participle defibering, simple past and past participle defibered)

  1. (US, transitive) To remove some or all fiber from.
    • The samples are defibered according to the kind of paper to be analyzed.1965, Forest Products Research Institute, Technical Note - Forest Products Research Institute

Questions about defibered

What is defibered the simple past and past participle of?
Defibered is the simple past and past participle of defiber.

Words near defibered in the dictionary

  1. defiatory
  2. defib
  3. defibbed
  4. defibbing
  5. defiber
  6. defibered
  7. defibering
  8. defibers
  9. defibrate
  10. defibrated
  11. defibrates

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