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prebreaking

prebreaking is the present participle and gerund of prebreak.

Meaning of prebreak

Verb

prebreak (third-person singular simple present prebreaks, present participle prebreaking, simple past prebroke, past participle prebroken)

  1. To break up large chunks of material into a size that is more convenient for further processing.
    • Prebreakers are used to prebreak or crush cocoa presscakes, fats, large fruit or vegetables, whole fish, bones, etc.1963, Maynard Alexander Joslyn, John Laurence Heid, Food Processing Operations, page 426

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Questions about prebreaking

What is prebreaking the present participle and gerund of?
Prebreaking is the present participle and gerund of prebreak.

Words near prebreaking in the dictionary

  1. prebreaded
  2. prebreak
  3. prebreaker
  4. prebreakers
  5. prebreakfast
  6. prebreaking
  7. prebreaks
  8. prebreeder
  9. prebreeders
  10. prebreeding
  11. prebridal

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