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rarefacted

rarefacted is the simple past and past participle of rarefact.

Meaning of rarefact

Verb

rarefact (third-person singular simple present rarefacts, present participle rarefacting, simple past and past participle rarefacted)

  1. (ambitransitive) To reduce in density.
    • As the ultrasound wave compresses and rarefacts through the medium, it causes microbubbles in the tissue to contract and expand.2013, Beth Schrope, Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound

Questions about rarefacted

What is rarefacted the simple past and past participle of?
Rarefacted is the simple past and past participle of rarefact.

Words near rarefacted in the dictionary

  1. raree
  2. raree show
  3. raree shows
  4. rarees
  5. rarefact
  6. rarefacted
  7. rarefacting
  8. rarefaction
  9. rarefactional
  10. rarefactions
  11. rarefactive

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