Meanings
verbsclerose (third-person singular simple present scleroses, present participle sclerosing, simple past and past participle sclerosed)
present singular third person scleroses · participle present sclerosing · participle past sclerosed · past sclerosed
Origin
Back-formation from sclerosed (adjective), which was back-formed from sclerosis. Compare also diagnose (verb).
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Rhymes with sclerose
closegrossdosediagnoseboseverboseosegrandiosemoroseengrossrugoseaquoseherbose-osepluviosePluviôseVästerås
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Cite this entry
APA
sclerose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerose
MLA
“sclerose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sclerose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerose.
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