In the early 1960s, a study was conducted in which gestating rats were given diets containing the same mineral content of mineral salts or amino acid chelates.
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Gestate
//d͡ʒɛsˈteɪt//
Synonyms for "gestate" (56 found)
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9 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- gestar verb (to carry offspring in the uterus)
- gestar verb (to develop an idea)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 孕育 verb (to carry offspring in the uterus)
Greek
1 entries- κυοφορώ verb (to carry offspring in the uterus)
Italian
1 entries- gestare verb (to carry offspring in the uterus)
Portuguese
2 entries- gestar verb (to carry offspring in the uterus)
- gestar verb (to develop an idea)
Spanish
2 entries- gestar verb (to carry offspring in the uterus)
- gestar verb (to develop an idea)
Sample sentences
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Philip wondered at that five-year gap. Perhaps it simply proved that a work of genius takes longer to gestate than a work of mere competent brilliance.
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Barnett is not currently working on a novel. "Something is gestating in my head," he says, "but I am not yet sure if I have one character or two."
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