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despiralize

despiralize verb: to uncoil, especially a chromonema as part of meiosis.

Verb

despiralize (third-person singular simple present despiralizes, present participle despiralizing, simple past and past participle despiralized)

  1. To uncoil, especially a chromonema as part of meiosis

Forms of despiralize

third-person singular presentdespiralizes
present participledespiralizing
past participledespiralized
pastdespiralized

Origin of despiralize

From de- + spiralize.

Questions about despiralize

What does despiralize mean?
Despiralize means to uncoil, especially a chromonema as part of meiosis.
What part of speech is despiralize?
Despiralize is a verb.
What is the past tense of despiralize?
The past tense of despiralize is despiralized.

Words near despiralize in the dictionary

  1. despins
  2. despiralisation
  3. despiralisations
  4. despiralization
  5. despiralizations
  6. despiralize
  7. despiralized
  8. despiralizes
  9. despiralizing
  10. despirit
  11. despirited

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