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passivates

passivates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of passivate.

Meaning of passivate

Verb

passivate (third-person singular simple present passivates, present participle passivating, simple past and past participle passivated)

  1. To reduce the chemical reactivity of (a surface) by applying a coating.

Questions about passivates

What is passivates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Passivates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of passivate.

Words near passivates in the dictionary

  1. passionvines
  2. passival
  3. passivants
  4. passivate
  5. passivated
  6. passivates
  7. passivating
  8. passivation
  9. passivations
  10. passivator
  11. passivators

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