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uncrimps

uncrimps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of uncrimp.

Meaning of uncrimp

Verb

uncrimp (third-person singular simple present uncrimps, present participle uncrimping, simple past and past participle uncrimped)

  1. (transitive) To straighten out from a crimped state.
    • We propose that the rapid load—unload behavior of sclera becomes stiffer in most eyes after chronic IOP elevation due to the uncrimping of collagen fibrils and the reorientation of scleral lamellae, as detailed in a prior publication.2015 October 28, “Losartan Treatment Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells and Alters Scleral Remodeling in Experimental Glaucoma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about uncrimps

What is uncrimps the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Uncrimps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of uncrimp.

Words near uncrimps in the dictionary

  1. uncriminal
  2. uncriminally
  3. uncrimp
  4. uncrimped
  5. uncrimping
  6. uncrimps
  7. uncrinkle
  8. uncrinkled
  9. uncrinkles
  10. uncrinkling
  11. uncripple

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