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gating

[ gey-ting ]

/ ˈgeɪ tɪŋ /

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noun Cell Biology.

the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.

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Origin of gating

gate¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby gating

gather, gathering, Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Gathic, Gatineau, gating, Gatlinburg, Gatling, Gatling gun, gator, Gatorade

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Example sentences from the Web for gating

LSD affects the gating process—so much more information is sent to the cortex to be processed.
Is Tripping on Acid to Blame for Angus T. Jones’s Meltdown?|Marlow Stern|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Every weaver had his own way of gating, and his own little tricks of weaving.
In the Days of the Guild|Louise Lamprey
This corresponds to some extent with the English system of 'gating.'
Greifenstein|F. Marion Crawford
Virgilll rot before I do his thousand lines or pay any attention to his gating.
Deering of Deal|Latta Griswold

The gating, however, did not last many weeks, and before long our friends were back at their old haunts again.
Deering of Deal|Latta Griswold
Say, a thousand lines apiece, a week's gating, and a few things of that kind.
Stalky & Co.|Rudyard Kipling

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