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prechopping

prechopping is the present participle and gerund of prechop.

Meaning of prechop

Verb

prechop (third-person singular simple present prechops, present participle prechopping, simple past and past participle prechopped)

  1. To chop beforehand, as in food preparation.
  2. To carry out mechanical nucleofracture prior to phacoemulsification in cataract surgery.

Questions about prechopping

What is prechopping the present participle and gerund of?
Prechopping is the present participle and gerund of prechop.

Words near prechopping in the dictionary

  1. prechoosing
  2. prechop
  3. prechopped
  4. prechopper
  5. prechoppers
  6. prechopping
  7. prechops
  8. prechordal
  9. prechordate
  10. prechordates
  11. prechorus

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