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instantizing

instantizing is the present participle and gerund of instantize.

Meaning of instantize

Verb

instantize (third-person singular simple present instantizes, present participle instantizing, simple past and past participle instantized)

  1. (transitive) To process (milk powder) into an "instant" version that is very easy for the consumer to reconstitute.
    • The greater proportion of nonfat dry milk, however, is distributed by firms which buy it in bulk from manufacturers, instantize it, and either repackage it or have it repackaged for retail sale.1960, Margaret Ruth Purcell, Nonfat Dry Milk Packaged for Household Use

Questions about instantizing

What is instantizing the present participle and gerund of?
Instantizing is the present participle and gerund of instantize.

Words near instantizing in the dictionary

  1. instantize
  2. instantized
  3. instantizer
  4. instantizers
  5. instantizes
  6. instantizing
  7. instantlie
  8. instantly
  9. instantness
  10. instanton
  11. instantonic

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