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ecdyse

Syllables: ec·dyse/ˈɛk.daɪz/

ecdyse verb: to undergo ecdysis.

ecdyse: to undergo ecdysis
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Verb

ecdyse (third-person singular simple present ecdyses, present participle ecdysing, simple past and past participle ecdysed)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo ecdysis.
  2. (intransitive) To shed an outer layer of skin, exoskeleton, or cuticle; to moult.
    Synonyms:
    exuviate, peel

Synonyms of ecdyse

Forms of ecdyse

third-person singular presentecdyses
present participleecdysing
past participleecdysed
pastecdysed

Origin of ecdyse

Derived from ecdysis, the biological process of shedding or molting. From Ancient Greek ekdúsis (“a stripping off, shedding”), via English ecdysis (“molting; shedding of an outer layer”).

Questions about ecdyse

What does ecdyse mean?
Ecdyse means to undergo ecdysis.
What part of speech is ecdyse?
Ecdyse is a verb.
How do you pronounce ecdyse?
Ecdyse is pronounced /ˈɛk.daɪz/.
What is the past tense of ecdyse?
The past tense of ecdyse is ecdysed.

Words near ecdyse in the dictionary

  1. ecDNA
  2. ecdotic
  3. ecdotics
  4. ECDs
  5. ECDSA
  6. ecdyse
  7. ecdysed
  8. ecdyses
  9. ecdysial
  10. ecdysiasm
  11. ecdysiast

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