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retroilluminating

retroilluminating is the present participle and gerund of retroilluminate.

Meaning of retroilluminate

Verb

retroilluminate (third-person singular simple present retroilluminates, present participle retroilluminating, simple past and past participle retroilluminated)

  1. (transitive) To illuminate by passing light through it from behind.

Questions about retroilluminating

What is retroilluminating the present participle and gerund of?
Retroilluminating is the present participle and gerund of retroilluminate.

Words near retroilluminating in the dictionary

  1. retrohome
  2. retrohoming
  3. retroilluminate
  4. retroilluminated
  5. retroilluminates
  6. retroilluminating
  7. retroillumination
  8. retroincompetent
  9. retroinfection
  10. retroinfections
  11. retroinfundibular

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