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unsloughing

unsloughing adjective: that does not slough.

Adjective

unsloughing (not comparable)

  1. That does not slough.
    • A recent paper […] shows that unsloughing (open) cavities contain oxygen pressures normal for ordinary and/or alveolar air; […]1961, Canadian Journal of Microbiology, page 421

Origin of unsloughing

From un- + sloughing.

Questions about unsloughing

What does unsloughing mean?
Unsloughing means that does not slough.
What part of speech is unsloughing?
Unsloughing is an adjective.

Words near unsloughing in the dictionary

  1. unslothfulness
  2. unslots
  3. unslotted
  4. unslotting
  5. unsloughed
  6. unsloughing
  7. unslowed
  8. unslowing
  9. unsluggish
  10. unsluice
  11. unsluiced

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