preserving

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of preserve

noun

  1. preservation
    Some preservings of foods, indeed, can scarcely be done to advantage except on a large scale. 1924, Wilbur Olin Hedrick, The Economics of a Food Supply, page 26

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