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precanning

precanning adjective: before canning.

Adjective

precanning (not comparable)

  1. Before canning.
    • They were given various precanning treatments such as brining, smoking, marinating in vinegar, and breading followed by pan frying.1962, Commercial Fisheries Review, volume 24, page 67

Origin of precanning

From pre- + canning.

Questions about precanning

What does precanning mean?
Precanning means before canning.
What part of speech is precanning?
Precanning is an adjective.

Words near precanning in the dictionary

  1. precandidate
  2. precandidates
  3. precandidature
  4. precanine
  5. precanines
  6. precanning
  7. precanon
  8. precanonical
  9. precant
  10. precants
  11. precanyon

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