deglazing

deglazing is the present participle and gerund of deglaze.

Noun

deglazing (plural deglazings)

(plural-normally) A piece of deglazed food from a pan.
The process by which a pan is deglazed.
- The pan overheated, the heat was too high, the heat was too low, the onions refused to caramelize or burned immediately and stuck; […] and inevitably the meat got tough and stringy, the sauce lost its complexity in the repeated dilutions and deglazings […]2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

deglaze (third-person singular simple present deglazes, present participle deglazing, simple past and past participle deglazed)

deglaze (third-person singular simple present deglazes, present participle deglazing, simple past and past participle deglazed)

(transitive) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.

plural	deglazings

What does deglazing mean?: Deglazing means a piece of deglazed food from a pan.
What is deglazing the present participle and gerund of?: Deglazing is the present participle and gerund of deglaze.
What part of speech is deglazing?: Deglazing is a noun.
What is the plural of deglazing?: The plural of deglazing is deglazings.

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