Preportioning

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of dividing into portions before use. uncountable

    "In food service, emphasis is on preportioning and "one-way" service; in medicine service, on convenience, time-saving, and elimination of breakage problems."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of preportion form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"In food service, emphasis is on preportioning and "one-way" service; in medicine service, on convenience, time-saving, and elimination of breakage problems."

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