dorsalize

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verb

To form dorsal cell types, or to organize tissue along the dorsoventral axis.

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Meanings

verbdorsalize (third-person singular simple present dorsalizes, present participle dorsalizing, simple past and past participle dorsalized)

present singular third person dorsalizes · participle present dorsalizing · participle past dorsalized · past dorsalized · alternative dorsalise

  1. biologyTo form dorsal cell types, or to organize tissue along the dorsoventral axis.

Origin

From dorsal + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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