infolding

in·fold

 (ĭn-fōld′)

v. in·fold·ed, in·fold·ing, in·folds

v.intr.

To fold inward.

v.tr.

To enfold.

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in·fold′er n.

in·fold′ment n.

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Noun

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infolding - the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" intussusception, invagination, introversion biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

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