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striating

Variant of striate

transitive verb striated, striating

to mark with striae; stripe, band, furrow, etc.

Origin: < L striatus, grooved, furrowed, pp. of striare, to groove, channel < stria: see stria

adjective

marked with striae: said esp. of muscles which control the skeleton

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