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detwin

detwin verb: to deform so that it is no longer twinned.

Verb

detwin (third-person singular simple present detwins, present participle detwinning, simple past and past participle detwinned)

  1. (ambitransitive) To deform so that it is no longer twinned.

Forms of detwin

third-person singular presentdetwins
present participledetwinning
past participledetwinned
pastdetwinned

Origin of detwin

From de- + twin.

Questions about detwin

What does detwin mean?
Detwin means to deform so that it is no longer twinned.
What part of speech is detwin?
Detwin is a verb.
What is the past tense of detwin?
The past tense of detwin is detwinned.

Words near detwin in the dictionary

  1. detusks
  2. Detweiler
  3. Detweilers
  4. Detwiler
  5. Detwilers
  6. detwin
  7. detwinned
  8. detwinning
  9. detwins
  10. detyrosinated
  11. detyrosination

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