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polytenization

polytenization noun: the formation of polytenes.

Noun

polytenization (uncountable)

  1. The formation of polytenes

Origin of polytenization

From polytene + -ization.

Questions about polytenization

What does polytenization mean?
Polytenization means the formation of polytenes.
What part of speech is polytenization?
Polytenization is a noun.

Words near polytenization in the dictionary

  1. polytely
  2. polytenation
  3. polytene
  4. polytenes
  5. polytenic
  6. polytenization
  7. polytenize
  8. polytenized
  9. polyteny
  10. polyterpene
  11. polyterpenes

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