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desanding

desanding is the present participle and gerund of desand.

Meaning of desand

Verb

desand (third-person singular simple present desands, present participle desanding, simple past and past participle desanded)

  1. (transitive) To remove sand from.
    • The refuse is discharged through the cone on to the refuse screen, where it is desanded and dewatered.1948, Thomas Arthur Rickard, editor, The Mining Magazine

Questions about desanding

What is desanding the present participle and gerund of?
Desanding is the present participle and gerund of desand.

Words near desanding in the dictionary

  1. DeSanctis-Cacchione syndrome
  2. desand
  3. desanded
  4. desander
  5. desanders
  6. desanding
  7. desands
  8. desanguinate
  9. desanitise
  10. desanitised
  11. desanitises

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