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dewaxing

dewaxing is the present participle and gerund of dewax.

Meaning of dewax

Verb

dewax (third-person singular simple present dewaxes, present participle dewaxing, simple past and past participle dewaxed)

  1. (transitive) To remove wax from (a material or surface).

Noun

dewaxing (countable and uncountable, plural dewaxings)

  1. A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.

Forms of dewaxing

pluraldewaxings

Words formed from dewaxing

Questions about dewaxing

What does dewaxing mean?
Dewaxing means a process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
What is dewaxing the present participle and gerund of?
Dewaxing is the present participle and gerund of dewax.
What part of speech is dewaxing?
Dewaxing is a noun.
What is the plural of dewaxing?
The plural of dewaxing is dewaxings.

Words near dewaxing in the dictionary

  1. dewauns
  2. dewax
  3. dewaxed
  4. dewaxer
  5. dewaxes
  6. dewaxing
  7. dewaxings
  8. DeWayne
  9. dewberries
  10. dewberry
  11. dewcap

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