cissing

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noun

The formation of small craters, drops or streaks on a freshly-painted or varnished surface if the paint or varnish fails to adhere to it.

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Meanings

nouncissing (plural cissings)

plural cissings

  1. The formation of small craters, drops or streaks on a freshly-painted or varnished surface if the paint or varnish fails to adhere to it.

    […] results in a painted film without micro defects, such as pinholes and cissings. We consider that good corrosion resistance can be realized.

    2019, Fadzli Mohamed Nazri, Proceedings of AICCE'19: Transforming the Nation for a Sustainable Tomorrow, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 595
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ciss

Origin

See ciss.

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APA

cissing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissing

MLA

“cissing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cissing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cissing.

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