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vacuum packing

vacuum packing is the present participle and gerund of vacuum pack.

Meaning of vacuum pack

Verb

vacuum pack (third-person singular simple present vacuum packs, present participle vacuum packing, simple past and past participle vacuum packed)

  1. (transitive) To pack something in an airtight container from which some or all of the air is removed, creating a partial vacuum.
    • Most suppliers charge 3 cents per pound to vacuum pack product.1975, Edward M. Harwell, Herman Friedman, Sam Feig, Meat management and operations, page 158

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Questions about vacuum packing

What is vacuum packing the present participle and gerund of?
Vacuum packing is the present participle and gerund of vacuum pack.

Words near vacuum packing in the dictionary

  1. vacuum fluorescent displays
  2. vacuum gauge
  3. vacuum gauges
  4. vacuum pack
  5. vacuum packed
  6. vacuum packing
  7. vacuum packs
  8. vacuum pan
  9. vacuum pans
  10. vacuum pose
  11. vacuum poses

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