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ensheath

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈʃiːθ/
Definition of ensheath

verb

[with object] chiefly Biology
  • enclose (an organism, tissue, structure, etc.) in a sheath: the axons are ensheathed by Schwann cells

Derivatives

ensheathment

noun

ensheath in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ensheath in the US English dictionary

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