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polytenize

polytenize verb: to undergo polytenization.

Verb

polytenize (third-person singular simple present polytenizes, present participle polytenizing, simple past and past participle polytenized)

  1. To undergo polytenization

Forms of polytenize

third-person singular presentpolytenizes
present participlepolytenizing
past participlepolytenized
pastpolytenized

Questions about polytenize

What does polytenize mean?
Polytenize means to undergo polytenization.
What part of speech is polytenize?
Polytenize is a verb.
What is the past tense of polytenize?
The past tense of polytenize is polytenized.

Words near polytenize in the dictionary

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

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