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denesting

denesting is the present participle and gerund of denest.

Meaning of denest

Verb

denest (third-person singular simple present denests, present participle denesting, simple past and past participle denested)

  1. (ambitransitive) To undo the process of nesting (in various senses); to separate out of a nested structure.
    • The cups are nested, sealed in polyethylene bags, and sterilized using ethylene oxide methods. After sterilization, the nested cups are transported to the aseptic packaging area, where they are aseptically removed from their polyethylene shroud and placed in the shrouded clean environment....1999, M. Shafiur Rahman, editor, Handbook of Food Preservation, New York, N.Y.; Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc., →ISBN, page 142

Questions about denesting

What is denesting the present participle and gerund of?
Denesting is the present participle and gerund of denest.

Words near denesting in the dictionary

  1. denervational
  2. denervations
  3. denes
  4. denest
  5. denested
  6. denesting
  7. denests
  8. denet
  9. denets
  10. denetted
  11. denetting

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