pyramiding

English

Etymology

pyramid +‎ -ing

Noun

pyramiding (uncountable)

  1. The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught.
  2. A shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute.

Verb

pyramiding

  1. present participle of pyramid
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