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SCAFFOLDING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system of scaffolds

Synonyms:

scaffolding; staging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scaffolding" is a kind of...):

system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)

Meronyms (parts of "scaffolding"):

scaffold (a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers)

Derivation:

scaffold (provide with a scaffold for support)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb scaffold

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 Context examples: 

Caveolin-1 is a 24 kD homooligomeric caveolar integral membrane protein that may organize signal transduction molecules as a scaffolding protein.

(Caveolin 1, NCI Thesaurus)