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preweaning

preweaning adjective: before weaning.

Adjective

preweaning (not comparable)

  1. Before weaning.
    • No significant breed difference was observed for the binding of AR or C/EBPβ to 3β-HSD promoter in the liver of preweaning piglets (Fig. 3c and d).2015 May 26, Xian Li et al., “Glucocorticoid receptor is involved in the breed-dependent transcriptional regulation of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the liver of preweaning piglets”, in BMC...

Origin of preweaning

From pre- + weaning.

Questions about preweaning

What does preweaning mean?
Preweaning means before weaning.
What part of speech is preweaning?
Preweaning is an adjective.

Words near preweaning in the dictionary

  1. prewatch
  2. prewatched
  3. prewatches
  4. prewatching
  5. preweaned
  6. preweaning
  7. preweanling
  8. preweanlings
  9. prewedding
  10. preweigh
  11. preweighed

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