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prehatching

prehatching adjective: before the hatching of an egg.

Adjective

prehatching (not comparable)

  1. Before the hatching of an egg.

Origin of prehatching

From pre- + hatching.

Questions about prehatching

What does prehatching mean?
Prehatching means before the hatching of an egg.
What part of speech is prehatching?
Prehatching is an adjective.

Words near prehatching in the dictionary

  1. preharvest
  2. preharvested
  3. preharvesting
  4. prehatch
  5. prehatched
  6. prehatching
  7. prehaustoria
  8. prehaustorium
  9. prehead
  10. preheadache
  11. preheader

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