germinating
present participle ofgerminate
| 单词 | germinating |
| 释义 | germinating present participle ofgerminate germinate verb uk/ˈdʒɜː.mɪ.neɪt/us/ˈdʒɝː.mə.neɪt/germinateverb(SEED)[IorT]biologyspecialized to (causeaseedto)startgrowing: Thebeanswill only germinate if thetemperatureiswarmenough. Plant reproduction
germinateverb(IDEA)[I] tostartdeveloping: Ifeltanideagerminating in myhead/mind. Starting and beginning
Examplesofgerminatinggerminating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. To date, studies on seeds have failed to provide an enzyme as a transitional developmental marker between the dormant andgerminatingstates. From theCambridge English Corpus Germinatingseeds were counted and removed daily for 1 week, and then weekly for a further 4 weeks, until germination had ceased. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, in normal circumstances, only haploids begin growth bygerminatingfrom a spore. From theCambridge English Corpus Because the latter phenomenon is so closely tied to environmental attributes, the physical surroundings ofgerminatingseeds will be discussed first. From theCambridge English Corpus This category includes perennial herbs and shrubs, mainlygerminatingduring autumn and winter but maintaining a small, short-term persistent seed bank. From theCambridge English Corpus Rapidlygerminatingspecies were considered to be those that required <20 days to reach 50% of the seeds germinated in experiments. From theCambridge English Corpus Ingerminatingseeds, the leakage of electrolytes is immediately minimized, due to the re-establishment of membrane integrity to prevent further leakage. From theCambridge English Corpus During imbibition ofgerminatingsoybean seeds, water from the strong and multi-molecular sites exchanges to the weak binding sites. From theCambridge English Corpus These changes clearly indicate the reorganization of water ingerminatingseeds. From theCambridge English Corpus All except one of the 72 pre-burn soil samples (99%) containedgerminatingdicot seed and 40 (56%) containedgerminatingmonocot seed. From theCambridge English Corpus Both of the latter species seemed to maximize the first growth season bygerminatingat the beginning of the favourable season. From theCambridge English Corpus Like most ideas whose historical time has come, this idea is a reinterpretation of similar, older ideas that have beengerminatingfor many years. From theCambridge English Corpus Mammals did not dig up buried seeds, but gnawed thegerminatingseedlings as soon as the white stems emerge. From theCambridge English Corpus When lentil seed is broadcast, some seeds remain in the soil withoutgerminating. From theCambridge English Corpus Previous studies have involvedgerminatingseeds in the continuous presence of the compound. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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