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ventralizing

ventralizing is the present participle and gerund of ventralize.

Meaning of ventralize

Verb

ventralize (third-person singular simple present ventralizes, present participle ventralizing, simple past and past participle ventralized)

  1. To concentrate in the ventral area
    • Of the six known genes, five follow a ventrodorsal gradient or have a ventralizing effect and one (Z/C2) is a dorsalizing agent.2006, John H. Menkes et al., “Malformations of the Central Nervous System”, in John H. Menkes et al., editors, Child Neurology, 7th edition, →ISBN, page 307

Questions about ventralizing

What is ventralizing the present participle and gerund of?
Ventralizing is the present participle and gerund of ventralize.

Words near ventralizing in the dictionary

  1. ventralising
  2. ventralization
  3. ventralize
  4. ventralized
  5. ventralizes
  6. ventralizing
  7. ventrally
  8. ventralmost
  9. ventrals
  10. ventralward
  11. ventralwards

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