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detecting

noun B2
  1. An act of detection.

Plural detectings

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He had lost all hope of detecting the secret of the grotto; he consequently despatched his breakfast, and, his boat being ready, he hastened on board, and they were soon under way.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 346 · C1

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