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SCAFFOLDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of scaffolds
Synonyms:
scaffolding; staging
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scaffolding" is a kind of...):
system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)
Meronyms (parts of "scaffolding"):
scaffold (a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers)
Derivation:
scaffold (provide with a scaffold for support)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb scaffold
Context examples:
Caveolin-1 is a 24 kD homooligomeric caveolar integral membrane protein that may organize signal transduction molecules as a scaffolding protein.
(Caveolin 1, NCI Thesaurus)
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