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prebroken

prebroken is the past participle 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 prebroken

What is prebroken the past participle of?
Prebroken is the past participle of prebreak.

Words near prebroken in the dictionary

  1. prebriefed
  2. prebroadband
  3. prebroadcast
  4. prebroadcasting
  5. prebroke
  6. prebroken
  7. prebronchial
  8. prebronchodilator
  9. prebrowned
  10. prebrunch
  11. prebs.

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