pregermination
/ˌpriːdʒəːmɪˈneɪʃn/Biology and Agriculture
adjective
Occurring before germination.
noun
The treatment of seed to induce germination before planting.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From pre- + germination.
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