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passivating

passivating is the present participle and gerund 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 passivating

What is passivating the present participle and gerund of?
Passivating is the present participle and gerund of passivate.

Words near passivating in the dictionary

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

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