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deink

deink verb: to remove ink from, especially in the process of recycling paper.

Verb

deink (third-person singular simple present deinks, present participle deinking, simple past and past participle deinked)

  1. (transitive) To remove ink from, especially in the process of recycling paper.
    • Paper may need to be deinked as part of the recycling process.

Forms of deink

third-person singular presentdeinks
present participledeinking
past participledeinked
pastdeinked

Origin of deink

From de- + ink.

Questions about deink

What does deink mean?
Deink means to remove ink from, especially in the process of recycling paper.
What part of speech is deink?
Deink is a verb.
What is the past tense of deink?
The past tense of deink is deinked.

Words near deink in the dictionary

  1. deinitialization
  2. deinitialize
  3. deinitialized
  4. deinitializes
  5. deinitializing
  6. deink
  7. deinked
  8. deinking
  9. deinks
  10. deinnervate
  11. deinnervated

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