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  • verb Present participle of elongate.

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Examples

  • Some of the detailed biochemistry isn't yet entirely worked out, about how the enzyme actually uses a small template reiteratively and, probably more importantly, exactly how it's regulated in elongating the telomere.

    Carol W. Greider - Interview 2009

  • "I sell Pepsi and cigarettes," said Yadav in Hindi, elongating the first syllable to pronounce the word "Pay-psee."

    The Financial Express 2010

  • He had a way of saying my name and elongating the vowels in a way that made it sound like a cussword.

    Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009

  • However, a recent report showed that the defects in Rpb1 ubiquitylation observed in CS cells are caused by an indirect mechanism: these cells shut down transcription in response to DNA damage, effectively depleting the substrate for ubiquitylation, namely elongating Pol II

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Xuefeng Chen et al. 2009

  • I'm pretty sure that if I were making a 16: 9 DVD that I would want to start with a source that has 16: 9 DAR rather than "elongating" a 3: 2 DAR.

    VideoHelp.com Forum striker9 2010

  • Besides elongating the leg, they tone the thigh muscle -- which means women get to skip yoga and the meditation/Tourette's refrain running through the mind over the course of the class.

    Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011

  • Besides elongating the leg, they tone the thigh muscle -- which means women get to skip yoga and the meditation/Tourette's refrain running through the mind over the course of the class.

    Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011

  • Besides elongating the leg, they tone the thigh muscle -- which means women get to skip yoga and the meditation/Tourette's refrain running through the mind over the course of the class.

    Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011

  • In both images, a woman is seen stretching her arms over her head as she takes off a shirt, elongating the feminine curve of the hips and arms, but exposing the damage cancer has ravaged on their bodies.

    The Power of an Image Mary M. Lane 2011

  • Besides elongating the leg, they tone the thigh muscle -- which means women get to skip yoga and the meditation/Tourette's refrain running through the mind over the course of the class.

    Emily Bracken: 10 Signs She'll Be a High Maintenance Girlfriend Emily Bracken 2011

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