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papillating

papillating is the present participle and gerund of papillate.

Meaning of papillate

Verb

papillate (third-person singular simple present papillates, present participle papillating, simple past and past participle papillated)

  1. (transitive) To cover with papillae.
  2. (intransitive) To take the form of a papilla, or of papillae.

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Questions about papillating

What is papillating the present participle and gerund of?
Papillating is the present participle and gerund of papillate.

Words near papillating in the dictionary

  1. papillary muscle
  2. papillary muscles
  3. papillate
  4. papillated
  5. papillates
  6. papillating
  7. papillation
  8. papillations
  9. papillectomies
  10. papillectomized
  11. papillectomy

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