- siz|ing
- siz|ing «SY zihng», noun.1. a preparation made from such material as glue or starch; size.2. the act or process of coating or treating with size.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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up´siz´ing — up|size «UHP SYZ», adjective, verb, sized, siz|ing. –adj. larger; expanded: »For its part, G.M. plans to introduce two new upsize models later this year (John Tagliabue). –v.i., v.t. to increase in size or scope; expand: »Whether you re upsizing… … Useful english dictionary
de|siz|ing — «dee SY zihng», noun. the process of removing size from cloth. ╂[< de + size2 + ing] … Useful english dictionary
siz — ag·as·siz·o·cri·nus; ag·as·siz; as·siz·er; siz·able; siz·able·ness; siz·ably; siz·ar; siz·ar·ship; siz·i·ness; siz·zler; siz·zle; syn·the·siz·er; down·siz·ing; siz·zling·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
sizing — siz•ing [[t]ˈsaɪ zɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) pri the act or process of applying size or preparing with size 2) pri size, as for strengthening fabric • Etymology: 1625–35 … From formal English to slang
metastasize — To pass into or invade by metastasis. * * * me·tas·ta·size also Brit me·tas·ta·sise mə tas tə .sīz vi, sized also Brit sised; siz·ing also Brit sis·ing to spread by metastasis <the lesion already had metastasized beyond the larynx before a… … Medical dictionary
synthesize — To make something by synthesis, i.e., synthetically. * * * syn·the·size also Brit syn·the·sise .sīz vt, sized also Brit sised; siz·ing also Brit sis·ing to combine or produce by synthesis <synthesize penicillin> * * * syn·the·size… … Medical dictionary
photosynthesize — [fōt΄ō sin′thəsīz΄, fōt΄ə sin′thəsīz΄] vi., vt. photosynthesized, photosynthesizing to carry on, or produce by, photosynthesis * * * pho·to·syn·the·size (fō tō sĭnʹthĭ sīz ) v. pho·to·syn·the·sized, pho·to·syn·the·siz·ing, pho·to·syn·the·siz·es v … Universalium
photosynthesis — 1. The compounding or building up of chemical substances under the influence of light. 2. The process by which green plants, using chlorophyll and the energy of sunlight, produce carbohydrates from water and carbon dioxide, liberating mole … Medical dictionary
biosynthesize — bio·syn·the·size also Brit bio·syn·the·sise sin(t) thə .sīz vt, sized also Brit sised; siz·ing also Brit sis·ing to produce by biosynthesis … Medical dictionary
