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disinsectizing

disinsectizing is the present participle and gerund of disinsectize.

Meaning of disinsectize

Verb

disinsectize (third-person singular simple present disinsectizes, present participle disinsectizing, simple past and past participle disinsectized)

  1. To rid of insects.
    • The investigation of ionizing radiation as a possible substitute for fumigation, heat, or cold treatments to disinsectize fruits, vegetables, and baggage has been promising enough to justify continued attention.1964, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations, Interagency Coordination in Environmental Hazards (pesticides), page 245

Questions about disinsectizing

What is disinsectizing the present participle and gerund of?
Disinsectizing is the present participle and gerund of disinsectize.

Words near disinsectizing in the dictionary

  1. disinsectising
  2. disinsectization
  3. disinsectize
  4. disinsectized
  5. disinsectizes
  6. disinsectizing
  7. disinsects
  8. disinsert
  9. disinserted
  10. disinsertion
  11. disinsertions

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