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presweetened

presweetened adjective: sweetened in advance.

Adjective

presweetened (not comparable)

  1. sweetened in advance
    • Compare the nutrition information label of a regular ready-to-eat fortified cereal with that of a presweetened brand and you'll note that, although the sweetened one's sugar content is higher, the fortification is virtually identical.1979 July, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 33, number 7, page 47

Origin of presweetened

From pre- + sweetened.

Questions about presweetened

What does presweetened mean?
Presweetened means sweetened in advance.
What part of speech is presweetened?
Presweetened is an adjective.

Words near presweetened in the dictionary

  1. preswab
  2. preswabbed
  3. preswabbing
  4. preswallow
  5. presweeten
  6. presweetened
  7. presweetening
  8. presweetens
  9. preswell
  10. preswelled
  11. preswelling

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