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degreen

degreen verb: to remove the green pigment (chlorophyll) from the skins of mature fruit, typically by treatment with ethylene.

Verb

degreen (third-person singular simple present degreens, present participle degreening, simple past and past participle degreened)

  1. (transitive) To remove the green pigment (chlorophyll) from the skins of mature fruit, typically by treatment with ethylene.
  2. (ambitransitive) Of fruit: to have the green pigment removed.

Forms of degreen

third-person singular presentdegreens
present participledegreening
past participledegreened
pastdegreened

Origin of degreen

From de- + green.

Questions about degreen

What does degreen mean?
Degreen means to remove the green pigment (chlorophyll) from the skins of mature fruit, typically by treatment with ethylene.
What part of speech is degreen?
Degreen is a verb.
What is the past tense of degreen?
The past tense of degreen is degreened.

Words near degreen in the dictionary

  1. degree-day
  2. degree-days
  3. degreed
  4. degreeless
  5. degreelessness
  6. degreen
  7. degreened
  8. degreenified
  9. degreenifies
  10. degreenify
  11. degreenifying

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