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self-propagating

self-propagating is the present participle and gerund of self-propagate.

Meaning of self-propagate

Verb

self-propagate (third-person singular simple present self-propagates, present participle self-propagating, simple past and past participle self-propagated)

  1. (intransitive) To reproduce without outside help.
    • The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.2021 March 1, Anderson, K.N.; Overcast, W.B.; Brosch, J.R.; Graner, B.D.; Veronesi, M.C., “Prionopathies and Prionlike Protein Aberrations in Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in American Society of...

Questions about self-propagating

What is self-propagating the present participle and gerund of?
Self-propagating is the present participle and gerund of self-propagate.

Words near self-propagating in the dictionary

  1. self-promotions
  2. self-pronouncing
  3. self-propagate
  4. self-propagated
  5. self-propagates
  6. self-propagating
  7. self-propelled
  8. self-propelling
  9. self-protection
  10. self-protective
  11. self-pruning

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