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underobturation

underobturation noun: insufficient obturation; an imperfect stopping up, or underfilling.

Noun

underobturation (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient obturation; an imperfect stopping up, or underfilling.

Origin of underobturation

From under- + obturation.

Questions about underobturation

What does underobturation mean?
Underobturation means insufficient obturation; an imperfect stopping up, or underfilling.
What part of speech is underobturation?
Underobturation is a noun.

Words near underobturation in the dictionary

  1. undernurse
  2. undernurses
  3. undernutrition
  4. undernutritional
  5. undernutritious
  6. underobturation
  7. underoccupancy
  8. underoccupation
  9. underoccupied
  10. underofficer
  11. underofficered

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