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pre-portioning

pre-portioning is the present participle and gerund of pre-portion.

pre-portioning is the alternative form of preportioning.

Meaning of preportioning

Noun

preportioning (uncountable)

  1. The practice of dividing into portions before use.
    • In food service, emphasis is on preportioning and "one-way" service; in medicine service, on convenience, time-saving, and elimination of breakage problems.1959, Hospital Management - Volume 87, page 7

Questions about pre-portioning

What is pre-portioning the present participle and gerund of?
Pre-portioning is the present participle and gerund of pre-portion.

Words near pre-portioning in the dictionary

  1. pre-Platonic
  2. pre-pone
  3. pre-poo
  4. pre-portion
  5. pre-portioned
  6. pre-portioning
  7. pre-portions
  8. pre-position
  9. pre-positioned
  10. pre-positioning
  11. pre-positions

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