What does spackling mean?
Spackling means present participle and gerund of spackle.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of spackle.
Bone also has a crack repair team, in every sense of the word: osteoclast cells that dig around the cracks, using acids to wipe away the old matrix, and osteoblast cells that migrate in and secrete fresh spacklings of bone.
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Spackling means present participle and gerund of spackle.
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Bone also has a crack repair team, in every sense of the word: osteoclast cells that dig around the cracks, using acids to wipe away the old matrix, and osteoblast cells that migrate in and secrete fresh spacklings of bone.
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