Definition of Rupturing

1. Verb. (present participle of rupture) ¹

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Definition of Rupturing

1. rupture [v] - See also: rupture

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rupturing

ruptive
ruptuaries
ruptuary
rupture
rupture of membranes
ruptured
ruptured aneurysm
ruptured appendix
ruptured disk
ruptured intervertebral disc
ruptured spleen
ruptures
rupturewort
ruptureworts
rupturing (current term)
rural
rural area
rural cutaneous leishmaniasis
rural health
rural health services
rural population
rural sanitary district
rurales
ruralise
ruralised
ruralises
ruralising
ruralism
ruralisms

Literary usage of Rupturing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1877)
"The atmospheric limits of the Venus belt, as determined by reference to the rupturing position of Mercury, are in or near the Earth belt. For log. ( ? ..."

2. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh, Frances Dorrance (1922)
"THE rupturing OF FLESHY PARTS OF PLANTS. Fleshy roots, stems and fruits frequently crack open in long periods of dampness. Among vegetables, kohlrabi ..."

3. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1879)
"In his second case, had he to attend it again, he would have contented himself by rupturing the membranes and giving ergot. Dr Burn had seen indentation of ..."

4. A Manual of Mining: Based on the Course of Lectures on Mining Delivered at by Magnus Colbj/orn Ihlseng (1892)
"Principles in rupturing soft mineral or rock; substitutes for powder; lime, ... THE principle employed in rupturing rock consists in subjecting the ..."

5. Transactions of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society by Edinburgh Obstetrical Society (1872)
"DR GORDON exhibited to the Society a new instrument for rupturing the membranes, which could be fitted on to the exploring finger. ..."

6. Flora of Los Angeles and Vicinity by Le Roy Abrams (1904)
"Capsule at length distending and rupturing the calyx. Seeds several in each cell, becoming mucilaginous when wetted. * Leave» mostly 1-3-pinnately dissected ..."

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