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laterizing

laterizing is the present participle and gerund of laterize.

Meaning of laterize

Verb

laterize (third-person singular simple present laterizes, present participle laterizing, simple past and past participle laterized)

  1. To convert to laterite.
    • Among the former quartz reefs are the most obvious,since they do not laterize and often stand out in bold relief from the red soil surrounding them.1921, Mining Magazine - Volume 25, page 376

Questions about laterizing

What is laterizing the present participle and gerund of?
Laterizing is the present participle and gerund of laterize.

Words near laterizing in the dictionary

  1. laterization
  2. laterizations
  3. laterize
  4. laterized
  5. laterizes
  6. laterizing
  7. laterly
  8. laternulid
  9. laternulids
  10. latero-
  11. lateroanterior

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