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deinking

deinking is the present participle and gerund of deink.

Meaning of deink

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.

Questions about deinking

What is deinking the present participle and gerund of?
Deinking is the present participle and gerund of deink.

Words near deinking in the dictionary

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

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