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ferning

ferning noun: a characteristic fern-like pattern on a slide viewed under low power on a microscope, used as a sign when testing for ovulation or the presence of amniotic fluid.

Noun

ferning (uncountable)

  1. A characteristic fern-like pattern on a slide viewed under low power on a microscope, used as a sign when testing for ovulation or the presence of amniotic fluid.

Origin of ferning

From fern + -ing.

Questions about ferning

What does ferning mean?
Ferning means a characteristic fern-like pattern on a slide viewed under low power on a microscope, used as a sign when testing for ovulation or the presence of amniotic fluid.
What part of speech is ferning?
Ferning is a noun.

Words near ferning in the dictionary

  1. ferniest
  2. Fernihough
  3. Fernihoughs
  4. Fernihurst
  5. fernily
  6. ferning
  7. ferninst
  8. fernland
  9. fernlands
  10. fernleaf lavender
  11. Fernleigh

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