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defibering

defibering is the present participle and gerund 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 defibering

What is defibering the present participle and gerund of?
Defibering is the present participle and gerund of defiber.

Words near defibering in the dictionary

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

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