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premolt

premolt verb: to undergo the period prior to an animal molting its exoskeleton, shell, skin, etc.

Verb

premolt (third-person singular simple present premolts, present participle premolting, simple past and past participle premolted)

  1. To undergo the period prior to an animal molting its exoskeleton, shell, skin, etc.

Adjective

premolt (not comparable)

  1. Prior to a molt (the shedding of skin).

Forms of premolt

third-person singular presentpremolts
present participlepremolting
past participlepremolted
pastpremolted

Origin of premolt

From pre- + molt.

Questions about premolt

What does premolt mean?
Premolt means to undergo the period prior to an animal molting its exoskeleton, shell, skin, etc.
What part of speech is premolt?
Premolt can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of premolt?
The past tense of premolt is premolted.

Words near premolt in the dictionary

  1. premold
  2. premolded
  3. premolding
  4. premolds
  5. premolecular
  6. premolt
  7. premolted
  8. premolten
  9. premolting
  10. premolts
  11. premonarchial

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