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postripening

postripening adjective: after ripening.

Adjective

postripening (not comparable)

  1. After ripening.
    • In the postripening process that takes place in freshly harvested and stored grain, the moisture and temperature tend to increase.1979, Agriculture Handbook, number 338, page 44

Origin of postripening

From post- + ripening.

Questions about postripening

What does postripening mean?
Postripening means after ripening.
What part of speech is postripening?
Postripening is an adjective.

Words near postripening in the dictionary

  1. postribosomal
  2. postrictal
  3. postrider
  4. postriders
  5. postriot
  6. postripening
  7. postritual
  8. postroad
  9. postroads
  10. postrock
  11. postroll

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