# stripping

Pronunciation: say "STRIP-ing" /ˈstɹɪpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of strip. — present participle and gerund of strip
   - Simple: Present participle of strip. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _Volunteers are stripping the seats out of the old bus for restoration._
   - _Stripping the floors back to bare wood improved the whole room._

## Noun

2. The action of removing a covering, an outer layer, or clothing from a surface or body.
   - Simple: The act of taking off a covering, layer, or clothing from something.
   - _The careful stripping of the antique table preserved its original grain._
   - _Hours of stripping left the workshop smelling of solvent._
3. A separation process in which one or more components are removed from a liquid by passing a vapor stream through it.
   - Simple: A way of removing parts of a liquid by passing gas or steam through it.
   - _Engineers added a stripping stage to remove hydrogen sulfide from the crude feed._
   - _Steam stripping pulled the light solvents out of the contaminated liquid._

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