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leatherizing

leatherizing is the present participle and gerund of leatherize.

Meaning of leatherize

Verb

leatherize (third-person singular simple present leatherizes, present participle leatherizing, simple past and past participle leatherized)

  1. (transitive) To make leathery.
    • Treatment by the x-ray does leatherize the tissues, producing a great deal of sclerotic tissue, and in that way is favorable.1908, Transactions of the Sixth International Congress on Tuberculosis, volume 3, page 59

Questions about leatherizing

What is leatherizing the present participle and gerund of?
Leatherizing is the present participle and gerund of leatherize.

Words near leatherizing in the dictionary

  1. leathering
  2. leatherings
  3. leatherize
  4. leatherized
  5. leatherizes
  6. leatherizing
  7. leatherjack
  8. leatherjacket
  9. leatherjackets
  10. leatherjacks
  11. Leatherland

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